An amino-acid betaine that is butanoate substituted with a hydroxy group at position C-3 and a trimethylammonium group at C-4.
Synonyms: carnitine 3-hydroxy-4-(trimethylammonio)butanoate
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Term information
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cross reference
- Patent:US4255449
- DrugBank:DB02648
- Patent:US4315944
- KEGG:C00487
- Wikipedia:Carnitine
- MetaCyc:DL-CARNITINE
Subsets
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Term relations
Subclass of:
- amino-acid betaine
- has role some mouse metabolite
- is_conjugate_base_of some carnitinium
- has_functional_parent some butyrate
- has role some human metabolite