Record Information
Version1.0
Creation Date2018-08-29 17:08:39 UTC
Update Date2020-06-04 20:12:30 UTC
BMDB IDBMDB0062606
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • BMDB62606
Metabolite Identification
Common NameAcetyl-D-carnitine
DescriptionAcetyl-D-carnitine belongs to the class of organic compounds known as acyl carnitines. These are organic compounds containing a fatty acid with the carboxylic acid attached to carnitine through an ester bond. Thus, acetyl-D-carnitine is considered to be a fatty ester. Based on a literature review a significant number of articles have been published on Acetyl-D-carnitine.
Structure
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SynonymsNot Available
Chemical FormulaC9H17NO4
Average Molecular Weight203.238
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight203.115758031
IUPAC Name(3S)-3-(acetyloxy)-4-(trimethylazaniumyl)butanoate
Traditional Nameacetylcarnitine
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
[H][C@](CC([O-])=O)(C[N+](C)(C)C)OC(C)=O
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C9H17NO4/c1-7(11)14-8(5-9(12)13)6-10(2,3)4/h8H,5-6H2,1-4H3/t8-/m0/s1
InChI KeyRDHQFKQIGNGIED-QMMMGPOBSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as acyl carnitines. These are organic compounds containing a fatty acid with the carboxylic acid attached to carnitine through an ester bond.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acid esters
Direct ParentAcyl carnitines
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Acyl-carnitine
  • Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Tetraalkylammonium salt
  • Quaternary ammonium salt
  • Carboxylic acid ester
  • Carboxylic acid salt
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Organic salt
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic oxide
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Amine
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Ontology
StatusDetected and Quantified
OriginNot Available
BiofunctionNot Available
ApplicationNot Available
Cellular locationsNot Available
Physical Properties
StateNot Available
Experimental Properties
PropertyValueReference
Melting PointNot AvailableNot Available
Boiling PointNot AvailableNot Available
Water SolubilityNot AvailableNot Available
LogPNot AvailableNot Available
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP-2.4ALOGPS
logP-4.4ChemAxon
logS-2.9ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Acidic)4.09ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)-7ChemAxon
Physiological Charge0ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count3ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count0ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area66.43 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count6ChemAxon
Refractivity72.64 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability20.88 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
BioavailabilityYesChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Spectra
Spectra
Biological Properties
Cellular LocationsNot Available
Biospecimen Locations
  • Milk
Pathways
Normal Concentrations
BiospecimenStatusValueAgeSexConditionReferenceDetails
MilkDetected and Quantified37 +/- 1 uMNot SpecifiedNot Specified
Normal
details
MilkDetected and Quantified39 +/- 2 uMNot SpecifiedNot Specified
Normal
details
MilkDetected and Quantified37 +/- 1 uMNot SpecifiedNot Specified
Normal
details
MilkDetected and Quantified41 +/- 1 uMNot SpecifiedNot Specified
Normal
details
Abnormal Concentrations
Not Available
HMDB IDHMDB0240771
DrugBank IDNot Available
Phenol Explorer Compound IDNot Available
FooDB IDFDB098089
KNApSAcK IDNot Available
Chemspider ID17219
KEGG Compound IDNot Available
BioCyc IDNot Available
BiGG IDNot Available
Wikipedia LinkNot Available
METLIN IDNot Available
PubChem Compound18230
PDB IDNot Available
ChEBI ID86045
References
Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
General References
  1. A. Foroutan et al. (2019). A. Foroutan et al. The Chemical Composition of Commercial Cow's Milk (in preparation). Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.