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Butyryl-L-carnitine

Butyryl-L-carnitine structure

CAS No:
25576-40-3
Formula:
C11H21NO4
Chemical Name:
Butyryl-L-carnitine
Synonyms:
1-Propanaminium,3-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-2-(1-oxobutoxy)-,inner salt,(2R)-;Ammonium,(3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethyl-,hydroxide,inner salt,butyrate,L-;1-Propanaminium,3-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-2-(1-oxobutoxy)-,inner salt,(R)-;Butyric acid,ester with (3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium hydroxide inner salt,L-;Butyric acid,ester with L-(3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium hydroxide inner salt;Butyryl-L-carnitine;n-Butyryl-L(-)-carnitine;L-Carnitine butyryl ester;Butyrylcarnitine;C4-Carnitine
Categories:
Organic Chemistry > Amides

Description

ChEBI: An optically active form of O-butanoylcarnitine having L-configuration.

Solid

O-butanoyl-L-carnitine is an optically active form of O-butanoylcarnitine having L-configuration. It has a role as a metabolite. It is an O-butanoylcarnitine and a saturated fatty acyl-L-carnitine.

Butyryl-L-carnitine Basic Attributes

Molecular Weight：

231.292

Exact Mass：

231.147

DSSTox ID：

DTXSID10180266

Characteristics

PSA：

66.4

XLogP3：

1.2

Appearance：

Solid

Drug Information

MeSH Entry Terms：

butylcarnitine

Butyryl-L-carnitine Use and Manufacturing

Uses

A potential prodrug, via the carnitine transporter OCTN2 and the amino acid transporter ATB0,+

Use Classification：

Fatty Acyls [FA] -> Fatty esters [FA07] -> Fatty acyl carnitines [FA0707]

Computed Properties

Molecular Weight:231.29
XLogP3:1.2
Hydrogen Bond Acceptor Count:4
Rotatable Bond Count:7
Exact Mass:231.14705815
Monoisotopic Mass:231.14705815
Topological Polar Surface Area:66.4
Heavy Atom Count:16
Complexity:239
Defined Atom Stereocenter Count:1
Covalently-Bonded Unit Count:1
Compound Is Canonicalized:Yes