Carnitine is a quaternary amine that occurs naturally in most mammalian tissue. Carnitine is present in relatively high concentrations in skeletal muscle and heart where it is involved in regulating energy metabolism. It has also been used to allow the en
[(3R)-3-Hydroxydodecanoyl]-L-carnitine is an endogenous metabolite[1]. [1]. Hunter WG, et al. Metabolomic Profiling Identifies Novel Circulating Biomarkers of Mitochondrial Dysfunction Differentially Elevated in Heart Failure With Preserved Versus Reduced Ejection Fraction: Evidence for Shared Metabolic Impairments in Clinical Heart Failure. J Am Heart Assoc. 2016;5(8):e003190. Published 2016 Jul 29.
Acetylcarnitine arginyl amide is able to stimulate neurite outgrowth in a manner similar to that elicited by nerve growth factor (NGF). Neurite induction by this molecule requires de novo mRNA synthesis and is independent of the action of several common t