C7H15NO3
161.2 g/mol
APIWarning
L-carnitine
CAS541-15-1EC208-768-0
Category
API
Compound Class
Natural Product
Primary Use
Pharmaceutical Raw Material
L-carnitine is a quaternary ammonium compound that plays a key role in energy metabolism by transporting long-chain fatty acids into the mitochondria for oxidation. It is naturally concentrated in tissues such as skeletal and cardiac muscle that rely on fatty acids as an energy source.
active pharmaceutical ingredient for pharmaceutical manufacturingresearch compound for metabolic studies
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Referencestereoisomer of
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Safety Reference
Warning
H315Causes skin irritation
H319Causes serious eye irritation
Customs Tariff Classification
The international HS code for L-carnitine (CAS 541-15-1) is 2923.90.
HS code (international, 6-digit)
2923.90
EU CN code (8-digit)
2923 90 00
Classification per the EU customs inventory ECICS (2026-07 snapshot, HS 2022). National tariff lines and product form can affect the final classification.
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(3R)-3-hydroxy-4-(trimethylazaniumyl)butanoate
InChIKey
PHIQHXFUZVPYII-ZCFIWIBFSA-N
SMILES
C[N+](C)(C)C[C@@H](CC(=O)[O-])O
Synonyms (81)
- Levocarnitine (JAN/USP/INN)
- Levocarnitine, European Pharmacopoeia (EP)
- Levocarnitine, United States Pharmacopeia (USP)
- (-)-Carnitine
- (R)-Carnitine
- 1-CARNITINE
- Biocarn
- Cardiogen
- Carnicor
- Carniking
- Carniking 50
- Carnilean
- Carnipass
- Carnipass 20
- Carnitene
- Carnitine, L-
- Carnitolo
- Carnitor
- Carnitor (TN)
- Carnitor SF
- Carnovis
- Carrier
- Karnitin
- L-Carnitin
- L-Carnitine (Standard)
- L-Carnitine inner salt
- L-carnitine
- L-carnitine (Levocarnitine)
- L-carnitine Base
- LEVOCARNITINE SF
- LEVOCARNITINE [MART.]
- Lefcar
- Levocarnil
- Levocarnitina
- Levocarnitina [Spanish]
- Levocarnitine
- Levocarnitine CRS
- Levocarnitine Oral
- Levocarnitine;Vitamin B(T)
- Levocarnitinum
- Levocarnitinum [Latin]
- Metina
- Miocor
- Miotonal
- Nefrocarnit
- Oristar lch
- bicarnesine
- carnitine (L-form)
- delta-carnitine
- levocarnitine HCl
- vitamin BT
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