Chemical Component Summary

NameCARNITINE
Synonyms(3-CARBOXY-2-(R)-HYDROXY-PROPYL)-TRIMETHYL-AMMONIUM
Identifiers[(2R)-2,4-dihydroxy-4-oxo-butyl]-trimethyl-azanium
FormulaC7 H16 N O3
Molecular Weight162.207
TypeNON-POLYMER
Isomeric SMILESC[N+](C)(C)C[C@@H](CC(=O)O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C7H15NO3/c1-8(2,3)5-6(9)4-7(10)11/h6,9H,4-5H2,1-3H3/p+1/t6-/m1/s1
InChIKeyPHIQHXFUZVPYII-ZCFIWIBFSA-O

Chemical Details

Formal Charge1
Atom Count27
Chiral Atom Count1
Bond Count26
Aromatic Bond Count0

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB02648 
Name(3-Carboxy-2-(R)-Hydroxy-Propyl)-Trimethyl-Ammonium
Groups experimental
DescriptionConstituent of striated muscle and liver. It is used therapeutically to stimulate gastric and pancreatic secretions and in the treatment of hyperlipoproteinemias. [PubChem]
Synonyms(3-Carboxy-2-(R)-Hydroxy-Propyl)-Trimethyl-Ammonium
CAS number461-06-3

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Carnitine O-acetyltransferaseMLAFAARTVVKPLGFLKPFSLMKASSRFKAHQDALPRLPVPPLQQSLDHY...unknown
Peroxisomal carnitine O-octanoyltransferaseMENQLAKSTEERTFQYQDSLPSLPVPSLEESLKKYLESVKPFANQEEYKK...unknown
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 10918
ChEMBL CHEMBL1229656
ChEBI CHEBI:39547
CCDC/CSD NUWRIG02, ZAPXOF, PUBDIZ, DLCARC01, MOSKIQ, ISERUW
COD 2234856