L-Carnitine
Supplier | MedChemExpress |
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Product # | HY-B0399-10 g |
CAS # | 541-15-1 |
Pricing | 10 g, USD $108.0 |
Synonyms | Levocarnitine |
MWt | 161.2 |
Formula | C₇H₁₅NO₃ |
Biological Activity | L-Carnitine (Levocarnitine) is an endogenous molecule involved in fatty acid metabolism, biosynthesized within the human body using amino acids: L-lysine and L-methionine, as substrates. L-Carnitine functions to transport long chain fatty acyl-CoAs into the mitochondria for degradation by β-oxidation. L-carnitine can ameliorate metabolic imbalances in many inborn errors of metabolism[1][2]. |
Purity | ≥98.0% |