
(-)-Carnitine
(R)-carnitine is the (R)-enantiomer of carnitine. It has a role as a water-soluble vitamin (role), an antilipemic drug, a nutraceutical, a nootropic agent and a Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite. It is a conjugate base of a (R)-carnitinium. It is an enantiomer of a (S)-carnitine. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (3R)-3-hydroxy-4-(trimethylazaniumyl)butanoate
- Molecular formula
- C7H15NO3
- Molecular weight
- 161.20 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 161.10519334 Da
- XLogP3
- -0.2
- Topological polar surface area
- 60.4 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 1
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 3
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 1
Also known as
16 more reported names
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:16347
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL1149
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID4023208
- PubMed:33124720
- PubMed:29968805
- PubMed:15991803
- PubMed:15962942
- PubMed:15363636
- PubMed:12028997
- PubMed:4516
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