Molecular Identity
DL-Carnitine
3-hydroxy-4-(trimethylazaniumyl)butanoate
PubChem CID: 288
Carnitine is an amino-acid betaine that is butanoate substituted with a hydroxy group at position C-3 and a trimethylammonium group at C-4. It has a role as a mouse metabolite and a human metabolite. It is functionally related to a butyrate. It is a conjugate base of a carnitinium.
2D Structure
Properties
C7H15NO3
Molecular Formula
161.20
Molecular Weight
g/mol
161.1052
Exact Mass
Da
-0.2
XLogP
Drug-like (Lipinski: < 5)
60.4
TPSA
Good oral absorption (< 140 A²)
1
H-Bond Donors
3
H-Bond Acceptors
134
Complexity
SMILES
Canonical SMILES
SMILES: Synonyms(20)
DL-CarnitineCarnitineCarnitina3-hydroxy-4-(trimethylazaniumyl)butanoateD,L-carnitineS7UI8SM58ANSC-757390CHEBI:17126(3-Carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium hydroxide inner saltCarnitinumCHEBI:3424(3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)-trimethylazaniumCarnitine dl-RefChem:574690(3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylazanium
Data from PubChem (NCBI)
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