Structured Summary
Abstract
A long-chain fatty acid ester of carnitine which facilitates the transfer of long-chain fatty acids from cytoplasm into mitochondria during the oxidation of fatty acids.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C23H45NO4
- Molecular Weight
- 399.6 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 1935-18-8
- IUPAC Name
- 3-hexadecanoyloxy-4-(trimethylazaniumyl)butanoate
- InChIKey
- XOMRRQXKHMYMOC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)OC(CC(=O)[O-])C[N+](C)(C)C
- MeSH Unique ID
- D010172
- Source
- PubChem CID 461
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Classification
Broader headings
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Drug Class
Pharmacological Action
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Synonyms
2 entry terms
- Hexadecanoylcarnitine
- Palmitylcarnitine
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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
91(78); was see under CARNITINE 1978-90
MeSH Record
Previous Indexing
- Carnitine (1966-1977)
- Palmitic Acids (1966-1977)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Palmitoylcarnitine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010172. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010172
- Palmitoylcarnitine. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palmitoylcarnitine
- Palmitoylcarnitine. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7128408
- Palmitoylcarnitine. In: PubChem Compound. CID 461. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/461