(R)-carnitine

Term ID

CHEBI:16347

Synonyms

• (-)-Carnitine
• (-)-L-Carnitine
• (3R)-3-hydroxy-4-(trimethylammonio)butanoate
• (R)-carnitine
• 3-Carboxy-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-1-propanaminium hydroxide, inner salt
• Carnicor
• Carnitene
• Carnitine
• Carnitor
• L-Carnitine
• Levocarnitine
• Vitamin BT

Definition

The (R)-enantiomer of carnitine.

References

• beilstein:4292315
• beilstein:5732837
• cas:541-15-1
• drugbank:DB00583
• drugcentral:513
• gmelin:1782973
• hmdb:HMDB0000062
• kegg.compound:C00318
• kegg.drug:D02176
• metacyc.compound:CARNITINE
• pdb-ccd:152

Ontology

ChEBI  ( EBI )