API reference
Levocarnitine
- CAS number
- 541-15-1
- Molecular formula
- C7H15NO3
- Molecular weight
- 161.2 g/mol
About this molecule
(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.
Source: ChEBI, via PubChem.
Identifiers
- IUPAC name
- (3R)-3-hydroxy-4-(trimethylazaniumyl)butanoate
- InChIKey
- PHIQHXFUZVPYII-ZCFIWIBFSA-N
- SMILES
- C[N+](C)(C)C[C@@H](CC(=O)[O-])O
- Other CAS numbers recorded
- 44985-71-9
- PubChem CID
- 10917
Also known as
L-carnitine · Levocarnitine · Carnitor · vitamin BT · (-)-Carnitine · (-)-L-Carnitine · L-(-)-Carnitine · Karnitin
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