National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 23, 2024
Preferred Name

Acetylcarnitine
Synonyms

L-(3-Carboxy-2-Hydroxypropyl)Trimethylammonium Hydroxide Inner Salt Acetate

Acetyl-L-Carnitine

acetyl-L-carnitine

ACETYLCARNITINE

(2R)-2-(Acetyloxy)-3-Carboxy-N,N,N-Trimethyl-1-Propanaminium Inner Salt

Acetylcarnitine

ALCAR

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C87329

ALT_DEFINITION

A form of the natural substance carnitine that is being studied as a way to prevent tissue damage caused by chemotherapy. Carnitine is made in muscle and liver tissue and is found in certain foods, such as meat, poultry, fish, and some dairy products. It is used by many cells in the body to make energy from fat.

CAS_Registry

3040-38-8

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:57589

Chemical_Formula

C9H17NO4

code

C87329

Concept_In_Subset

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C63923

Contributing_Source

FDA

FDA_UNII_Code

6DH1W9VH8Q

FULL_SYN

L-(3-Carboxy-2-Hydroxypropyl)Trimethylammonium Hydroxide Inner Salt Acetate

Acetyl-L-Carnitine

acetyl-L-carnitine

ACETYLCARNITINE

(2R)-2-(Acetyloxy)-3-Carboxy-N,N,N-Trimethyl-1-Propanaminium Inner Salt

Acetylcarnitine

ALCAR

Has_Salt_Form

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C61624

label

Acetylcarnitine

Preferred_Name

Acetylcarnitine

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C87329

Semantic_Type

Pharmacologic Substance

UMLS_CUI

C0001040

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1505

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