Term: muscle carnitine
Note: This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name.
Name: muscle
Synonyms: muscles
Definition: Portion of tissue composed of contractile fibers.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005145]
Name: carnitine
Synonyms: 3-hydroxy-4-(trimethylammonio)butanoate, carnitine, D,L-carnitine
Definition: An amino-acid betaine that is butanoate substituted with a hydroxy group at position C-3 and a trimethylammonium group at C-4.
Ontology: ChEBI [CHEBI:17126]  ( EBI )
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