L-Acetylcarnitine

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L-Acetylcarnitine
2D structure for L-Acetylcarnitine
Chemical Name	(3S)-3-acetyloxy-4-trimethylammonio-butanoate
Chemical Formula	C₉H₁₇NO₄
CAS Number	3040-38-8
Chemical Information	HMDB00201
Biochemical Taxonomy	Carnitines
Functional Taxonomy	Not Available
Nutritional Taxonomy	Not Available
Metabolic Pathways	Alanine and Aspartate Metabolism
Biofluid Location	Blood Urine
Tissue Location	Muscle Nerves Neurons Skeletal Muscle Spermatozoa Brain
Normal Biofluid Concentrations	Blood: 5.7 +/- 0.7 uM Blood: 6.2 +/- 0.6 uM Urine: 1.928 +/- 0.2829 umol/mmol creatinine
Normal Tissue Concentrations	Not Available
Diseases / Conditions Related to Nutrition	Not Available
Other (Monogenic Disorders)	Not Available
Abnormal Biofluid Concentrations	Not Available
Abnormal Tissue Concentrations	Not Available
Physiological Processes	Not Available

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An acetic acid ester of carnitine that facilitates movement of acetyl CoA into the matrices of mammalian mitochondria during the oxidation of fatty acids. In addition to his metabolic role, acetyl-L-carnitine (ALC) posses unique neuroprotective, neuromodulatory, and neurotrophic properties this may play an important role in counteracting various disease processes. (PubMed ID 15363640)