Molecular Identity
(-)-Carnitine
(3R)-3-hydroxy-4-(trimethylazaniumyl)butanoate
PubChem CID: 10917
(R)-carnitine is the (R)-enantiomer of carnitine. It has a role as a water-soluble vitamin (role), an antilipemic drug, a nutraceutical, a nootropic agent and a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite. It is a conjugate base of a (R)-carnitinium. It is an enantiomer of a (S)-carnitine.
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: C[N+](C)(C)CC(CC(=O)[O-])OIsomeric SMILES
SMILES: C[N+](C)(C)C[C@@H](CC(=O)[O-])OSynonyms(20)
L-carnitineLevocarnitine541-15-1Carnitorvitamin BT(-)-Carnitine(-)-L-CarnitineL-(-)-CarnitineKarnitinLevocarnitinaCarniteneMetinaCarnitine, (-)-LevocarnitinumCarnitolo
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