Acetyl-L-carnitine
(3R)-3-acetyloxy-4-(trimethylazaniumyl)butanoate
Molecular Identity
Acetyl-L-carnitine
(3R)-3-acetyloxy-4-(trimethylazaniumyl)butanoate
PubChem CID: 7045767
O-acetyl-L-carnitine is an O-acyl-L-carnitine where the acyl group specified is acetyl. It facilitates movement of acetyl-CoA into the matrices of mammalian mitochondria during the oxidation of fatty acids. It has a role as a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a saturated fatty acyl-L-carnitine and an O-acetylcarnitine. It is functionally related to a carnitine. It is an enantiomer of an O-acetyl-D-carnitine.
2D Structure
Properties
C9H17NO4
Molecular Formula
203.24
Molecular Weight
g/mol
203.1158
Exact Mass
Da
0.4
XLogP
Drug-like (Lipinski: < 5)
66.4
TPSA
Good oral absorption (< 140 A²)
0
H-Bond Donors
4
H-Bond Acceptors
214
Complexity
SMILES
Canonical SMILES
SMILES: Synonyms(20)
Acetyl-L-carnitineacetylcarnitine3040-38-8O-Acetyl-L-carnitineLevocarnitine acetylALCAR(R)-Acetylcarnitine(-)-AcetylcarnitineL-O-AcetylcarnitineR-AcetylcarnitineNicetileL-Acetyl carnitineL-Carnitine acetyl esterAcetyl-L-(-)-carnitineAcetylcarnitine, L-
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