Palmitoylcarnitine
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| IUPAC name
3-(palmitoyloxy)-4-(trimethylammonio)butanoate | |
| Identifiers | |
1935-18-8  | |
| ChEMBL | ChEMBL301722 |
| ChemSpider | 448 |
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| MeSH | Palmitoylcarnitine |
| PubChem | 461 |
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| Properties | |
| C23H45NO4 | |
| Molar mass | 399.608 g/mol |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
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Palmitoylcarnitine is an ester derivative of carnitine involved in the metabolism of fatty acids.
Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase breaks it down into palmitoyl CoA.
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