(-)-L-Carnitine

Names

[ CAS No. ]:
541-14-0

[ Name ]:
(-)-L-Carnitine

[Synonym ]:
L-(-)-Carnitine
bicarnesine
(-)-L-Carnitin
L(-)-Carnitine
(3S)-3-hydroxy-4-(trimethylazaniumyl)butanoate
(R)-Carnitine
Carnitine, L-
MFCD00083279
(L-3-Carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium hydroxide inner salt
Ammonium, (3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethyl-, hydroxide, inner salt, L-
L-Carnitine
D-carnitine
Cardiogen
g-Trimethylammonium-b-hydroxybutirate
L-Carnitine inner salt
(-)-Carnitine
(3R)-3-Hydroxy-4-(trimethylammonio)butanoate
(-)-(R)-3-Hydroxy-4-(trimethylammonio)butyrate
Carnitine D-form
D(+)-Carnitine
carnitine (L-form)
Levocarnitine
(R)-3-Carboxy-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-1-propanaminium hydroxide inner salt
(−)-(R)-3-Hydroxy-4-(trimethylammonio)butyrate
Carnitine, (-)-
1-Propanaminium, 3-carboxy-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, inner salt, (2R)-
carnitine
(+)-β-Hydroxy-γ-(trimethylammonio)butyrate
Levocarnitine Impurity 6

Biological Activity

[Description]:

D-Carnitine is a biochemical reagent that can be used as a biological material or organic compound for life science related research.

[Related Catalog]:

Research Areas >> Others

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Chemical & Physical Properties

[ Melting Point ]:
197ºC

[ Molecular Formula ]:
C₇H₁₅NO₃

[ Molecular Weight ]:
161.20

[ Exact Mass ]:
161.105194

[ PSA ]:
60.36000

[ LogP ]:
-4.52

[ Storage condition ]:
2~8°C

MSDS

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Toxicological Information

CHEMICAL IDENTIFICATION

RTECS NUMBER :: BP2979850

CHEMICAL NAME :: Ammonium, (3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethyl-, hydroxide, inner salt, D-

CAS REGISTRY NUMBER :: 541-14-0

LAST UPDATED :: 198912

DATA ITEMS CITED :: 1

MOLECULAR FORMULA :: C7-H15-N-O3

HEALTH HAZARD DATA

ACUTE TOXICITY DATA

TYPE OF TEST :: LD50 - Lethal dose, 50 percent kill

ROUTE OF EXPOSURE :: Subcutaneous

SPECIES OBSERVED :: Rodent - mouse

DOSE/DURATION :: 10400 mg/kg

TOXIC EFFECTS :: Behavioral - convulsions or effect on seizure threshold Behavioral - fluid intake Lungs, Thorax, or Respiration - cyanosis

REFERENCE :: ABMGAJ Acta Biologica et Medica Germanica. (Berlin, Ger. Dem. Rep.) V.1-41, 1958-82. For publisher information, see BBIADT. Volume(issue)/page/year: 3,28,1959

Safety Information

[ Hazard Codes ]:
Xi

[ Risk Phrases ]:
R36/37/38

[ Safety Phrases ]:
S26-S36-S37-S39

[ WGK Germany ]:
3.0