CHEBI:57589 - O-acetyl-L-carnitine

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ChEBI Name O-acetyl-L-carnitine
ChEBI ID CHEBI:57589
ChEBI ASCII Name O-acetyl-L-carnitine
Definition An O-acyl-L-carnitine where the acyl group specified is acetyl. It facilitates movement of acetyl-CoA into the matrices of mammalian mitochondria during the oxidation of fatty acids.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
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Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): Saccharomyces cerevisiae metabolite
Any fungal metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in Baker's yeast (Saccharomyces cerevisiae ).
human metabolite
Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens).
(via O-acetylcarnitine )
Related Structures
O-acetyl-L-carnitine is a Structural Derivative of
carnitine
Mass : 161.19894
Formula : C7H15NO3
17126
acetic acid
Mass : 60.05200
Formula : C2H4O2
15366
carnitine
Mass : 161.19894
Formula : C7H15NO3
17126
(R)-carnitine
Mass : 161.19894
Formula : C7H15NO3
16347
fatty acid
Mass : 45.01740
Formula : CHO2R
35366
O-acetyl-L-carnitine is a Enantiomer of
O-acetyl-D-carnitine
Mass : 203.23560
Formula : C9H17NO4
86045
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has part
is conjugate base of
is conjugate acid of
is tautomer of
is enantiomer of
has functional parent
has parent hydride
is substituent group from
has role
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