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Carnitine
| Medical Definition: | Constituent of striated muscle and liver. It is used therapeutically to stimulate gastric and pancreatic secretions and in the treatment of hyperlipoproteinemias. | |
| Also Called: | Bicarnesine,L-Carnitine | |
| CAS Type 1 Name: | CAS Number: | 541-15-1 |
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Acetylcarnitine - An acetic acid ester of CARNITINE that facilitates movement of ACETYL COA into the matrices of mammalian MITOCHONDRIA during the oxidation of FATTY ACIDS. |
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Palmitoylcarnitine - A long-chain fatty acid ester of carnitine which facilitates the transfer of long-chain fatty acids from cytoplasm into mitochondria during the oxidation of fatty acids. |
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