loading...| Preferred Name |
levocarnitine |
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| Synonyms |
Carnitor |
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| Definitions |
An amino acid derivative. Levocarnitine facilitates long-chain fatty acid entry into mitochondria, delivering substrate for oxidation and subsequent energy production. Fatty acids are utilized as an energy substrate in all tissues except the brain. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C26657" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C26657" NCI Thesaurus) |
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| ID |
http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/PDQ/CDR0000301896 |
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| altLabel |
Carnitor L-carnitine |
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| cui |
C0087163 C0591236 |
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| DATE FIRST PUBLISHED |
2003-04-23 |
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| Date last modified |
2006-08-28 |
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| definition |
An amino acid derivative. Levocarnitine facilitates long-chain fatty acid entry into mitochondria, delivering substrate for oxidation and subsequent energy production. Fatty acids are utilized as an energy substrate in all tissues except the brain. Check for "https://www.cancer.gov/about-cancer/treatment/clinical-trials/intervention/C26657" active clinical trials using this agent. ("http://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI%20Thesaurus&code=C26657" NCI Thesaurus) |
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| LT |
TRD |
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| NCI ID |
C26657 |
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| notation |
CDR0000301896 |
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| ORIG STY |
Drug/agent |
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| prefLabel |
levocarnitine |
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| tui |
T109 T116 T127 T121 |