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Carnitine

Known as: (3-Carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium Hydroxide Inner Salt, 1-Propanaminium, 3-carboxy-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, inner salt, (R)-, Carnitine [Chemical/Ingredient] 
An amino acid derivative. Carnitine facilitates long-chain fatty acid entry into mitochondria, delivering substrate for oxidation and subsequent… 
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2-tetradecylglycidylcarnitine3-methylglutarylcarnitineAM 44Carni-Q-Nol

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Amino Acidscarnitines
Carnitine acyltransferase:CCnc:Pt:Ser/Plas:QnCarnitine acyltransferase:CCnt:Pt:Tiss:QnCarnitine esters/Creatinine:SRto:Pt:Urine:QnCarnitine esters:SCnc:Pt:Bld.dot:Qn

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Review
2015
Review
2015
An Hypothesis Concerning the Role of Carnitine in the Control of Interrelations between Fatty Acid and Carbohydrate Metabolism
I. Preface: Suggestions to the Reader When I initially submitted this article to Perspectives, I was aware that the manuscript… 
2006
2006
Hypermetabolism of Fat in V 1 a Vasopressin Receptor Knockout Mice
Department of Pharmacology (M.H., T.A., Y.F., J.B., A.T.), National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, Setagaya… 
Review
1995
Review
1995
Myopathy and HIV infection
Skeletal muscle involvement may occur at all stages of HIV infection. The most simple classification of muscular disorders in HIV… 
1989
1989
Seminal carnitine, epididymal function and spermatozoal motility.
The carnitine content of semen from azoospermic subjects and subjects with either impaired motility or forward progression is… 
1982
1982
Properties of Carnitine Incorporation in Working Swine Hearts: Effects of Coronary Flow, Ischemia, and Excess Fatty Acids
Sarcolemmal transport of L-carnitine was determined in three groups of intact working swine hearts under varying conditions of… 
1980
1980
Plasma carnitine levels in adult males in India: effects of high cereal, low fat diet, fat supplementation, and nutrition status.
Effects of diet and nutrition status on plasma carnitine levels was examined in adult Indian men. Apparently healthy subjects… 
1980
1980
Effect of physical training on carnitine concentration in liver, heart and gastrocnemius muscle of rat.
Physical training by compulsed swimming induces in rat heart a significant increase in the concentrations of carnitine and free… 
1970
1970
Potentiometric titration of monomeric and micellar acylcarnitines.
Carnitine (β-hydroxy-γ-trimethylammonium butyrate) enzymatically combines with fatty acids to facilitate their transport through… 
1965
1965
Metabolism of carnitine in cold-acclimated rats.
The body pool, half-life, and turnover time of carnitine in rats maintained at 25 °C and in rats exposed to 5 °C for a period of… 
1962
1962
Carnitine as a Fatty Acid Carrier in Intermediary Metabolism
CARNITINE has been shown to stimulate the oxidation of long chain fatty acids by cell particle preparations1. The mechanism of…