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Acetylcarnitine

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Definition: An acetic acid ester of CARNITINE that facilitates movement of ACETYL COA into the matrices of mammalian MITOCHONDRIA during the oxidation of FATTY ACIDS.  deficiency: coordinate ACETYLCARNITINE /defic (IM) with VITAMIN B DEFICIENCY (IM)   
Pharmacological Action Nootropic Agents; Vitamin B Complex 		Other names Medosan; Acetyl Carnitine; Sigma Tau brand of Acetyl L Carnitine; Glaxo Brand of Acetyl L Carnitine; Carnitine, Acetyl; Acetyl L Carnitine; Sigma-Tau brand of Acetyl L-Carnitine; Levocarnitine Acetyl; Glaxo Brand of Acetyl L-Carnitine; Branigen; Alcar; Acetylcarnitine, (R)-Isomer; Acetyl-L-CarnitineDrugs* : CARNITOR; LEVOCARNITINE
 
SubstanceCAS Registry & nameCategoriesSourceDrugs*
undecanoylcarnitine  40079-42-3 1-Propanaminium, 3-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-2-((1-oxoundecyl)oxy)-, inner salt, (R)  Acetylcarnitine/*analogs & derivatives. Clin Chim Acta 1993 Jul 16;216(1-2):53-61
acetylcarnitine arginyl amide  149341-40-2   Acetylcarnitine/*analogs & derivatives Arginine/*analogs & derivatives Nerve Growth Factors. Int J Dev Neurosci 1992 Oct;10(5):361-73
hemiacetylcarnitinium  104928-58-7   Acetylcarnitine/*analogs & derivatives Carnitine O-Acetyltransferase/antagonists & inhibitors. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1968;138(2):735
3-acetylaminocarnitine  98855-43-7   Acetylcarnitine/*analogs & derivatives Carnitine O-Acetyltransferase/antagonists & inhibitors. J Biol Chem 1985;260(27):14748
bromoacetylcarnitine  10034-25-0   Acetylcarnitine/*analogs & derivatives. Pflugers Arch 1982;392(3):225
S-acetylthiocarnitine  76474-64-1 1-Propanaminium, 2-(acetylthio)-3-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, hydroxide, inner salt, (+-)  Acetylcarnitine/*analogs & derivatives. FEBS Lett 1980;121(1):19

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