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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… 
1995
1995
The carnitine system : a new therapeutical approach to cardiovascular diseases
Part I: The Carnitine System in the Heart: Molecular Aspects. Carnitine-dependent pathways in heart muscle J. Bremer. Carnitine… 
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… 
1984
1984
Characterization of peroxisomal and mitochondrial carnitine acetyltransferases purified from alkane-grown Candida tropicalis.
Properties of peroxisomal and mitochondrial carnitine acetyltransferases purified from an alkane-grown yeast, Candida tropicalis… 
1984
1984
TISSUE CARNITINE RESERVES OF NEWBORN INFANTS
Carnitine (C), β-OH-γ-trimethyl-aminobutyric acid facilitates mitochondrial oxidation of fatty acids. Adequate blood and tissue… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Plasma carnitine levels during total parenteral nutrition of adult surgical patients.
Plasma levels of total carnitine remained unaltered in surgical patients fed intravenously up to about the 20th day of feeding… 
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… 
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…