Acetylcarnitine

Acetylcarnitine
Clinical data
AHFS/Drugs.com	International Drug Names
Routes of; administration	Oral
ATC code	N06BX12 (WHO) ;
Legal status
Legal status	In general: Over-the-counter (OTC);
Pharmacokinetic data
Bioavailability	>10%
Elimination half-life	28.9 - 35.9 hours
Identifiers
	IUPAC name (R)-3-Acetyloxy-4-trimethylammonio-butanoate;
CAS Number	3040-38-8 ;
PubChem CID	1;
DrugBank	DB08842 ;
ChemSpider	5406074 ;
UNII	6DH1W9VH8Q;
ChEBI	CHEBI:57589 ;
ChEMBL	ChEMBL1697733 ;
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID1040956 ;
ECHA InfoCard	100.130.594
Chemical and physical data
Formula	C9H17NO4
Molar mass	203.238 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image;
	SMILES [O-]C(=O)C[C@@H](OC(=O)C)C[N+](C)(C)C;
	InChI InChI=1S/C9H17NO4/c1-7(11)14-8(5-9(12)13)6-10(2,3)4/h8H,5-6H2,1-4H3/t8-/m1/s1 ; Key:RDHQFKQIGNGIED-MRVPVSSYSA-N ;
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Acetyl-L-carnitine, ALCAR or ALC, is an acetylated form of L-carnitine. It is naturally produced by the human body, and it is available as a dietary supplement. Acetylcarnitine is broken down in the blood by plasma esterases to carnitine which is used by the body to transport fatty acids into the mitochondria for breakdown.

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