Chemicals and Drugs

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.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

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

Chemical Identity

Chemical Information

Molecular Formula
C9H17NO4
Molecular Weight
203.24 g/mol
CAS Registry No.
3040-38-8
IUPAC Name
(3R)-3-acetyloxy-4-(trimethylazaniumyl)butanoate
InChIKey
RDHQFKQIGNGIED-MRVPVSSYSA-N
SMILES
CC(=O)O[C@H](CC(=O)[O-])C[N+](C)(C)C
MeSH Unique ID
D000108
Source
PubChem CID 7045767

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Synonyms

9 entry terms
  • Acetyl Carnitine
  • Acetyl-L-Carnitine
  • Levocarnitine Acetyl
  • Acetyl L Carnitine
  • Carnitine, Acetyl
  • Acetylcarnitine, (R)-Isomer
  • Alcar
  • Branigen
  • Medosan

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Aspects Covered

29 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analogs & derivatives, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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History Note

1991(1978); use CARNITINE 1978-1990; for MEDOSAN use ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS, NON-STEROIDAL (NM) 1988-2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Carnitine (1966-1977)

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. D02w.092w.877.883w.099w.090w

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NLM Classification

QU 187

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Acetylcarnitine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000108. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000108
  2. Acetylcarnitine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acetylcarnitine
  3. Acetylcarnitine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q311992
  4. Acetylcarnitine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 7045767. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/7045767