acetylcarnitine

Acetylcarnitine An acetic acid ester of CARNITINE that facilitates movement of ACETYL COA into the matrices of mammalian MITOCHONDRIA during the oxidation of FATTY ACIDS.

Molecular Formula: C₉H₁₇NO₄

InChI: InChI=1/C9H17NO4/c1-7(11)14-8(5-9(12)13)6-10(2,3)4/h8H,5-6H2,1-4H3

InChIKey: InChIKey=RDHQFKQIGNGIED-UHFFFAOYAB
SMILES: CC(=O)OC(CC(=O)[O-])C[N+](C)(C)C

Names:
    acetylcarnitine
    3-acetyloxy-4-trimethylammonio-butanoate

Registries:
    PubChem CID 1
    PubChem ID 10486826