Acetyl L-Carnitine Hydrochloride

CAS: 5080-50-2

Ref. TR-A171990

Product Information

• Name: Acetyl L-Carnitine Hydrochloride
• Synonyms: (2R)-2-(Acetyloxy)-3-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-1-propanaminium Chloride, Ammonium, (3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethyl-, chloride, acetate, (-)- (8CI), Acetylcarnitine chloride, Branigen, L-Acetylcarnitine chloride, Levacecarnine hydrochloride, Normobren, O-Acetylcarnitine hydrochloride, ST 200, Zibren, l-Acetylcarnitine hydrochloride, 2-(Acetyloxy)-3-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-1-propanaminium, chloride, (R)-, 1-Propanaminium, 2-(acetyloxy)-3-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, chloride (1:1), (2R)-, 1-Propanaminium, 2-(acetyloxy)-3-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, chloride, (2R)- (9CI), 1-Propanaminium, 2-(acetyloxy)-3-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, chloride
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications Acetyl-L-carnitine is a mitochondrial metabolite that helps to transport fatty acids into the mitochondria for energy (1). Acetyl-L-carnitine also upregulate metabotropic glutamate receptor 2 (mGlu2) via NF-κB p65 acetylation (2,3). It exhibits antidepressant and neuroprotective properties.References (1) Stephens, F. B., et al.: J Physiol. 581, 431 (2007) (2) Wang, S. M., et al.: J Psychiatr Res. 53, 30 (2014) (3) Cuccurazzu, B., et al.: Neuropsychopharmacology 38, 2220 (2013)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 239.70
• Formula: C₉H₁₈NO₄·Cl
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C9H17NO4.ClH/c1-7(11)14-8(5-9(12)13)6-10(2,3)4;/h8H,5-6H2,1-4H3;1H/t8-;/m1./s1
• SMILES: CC(=O)O[C@H](CC(=O)O)C[N+](C)(C)C.[Cl-]