FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Chemical: carnitine
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General Information
Name
carnitine
FlyBase ID
FBch0001195
ChEBI Name
carnitine
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:17126
PubChem Name
DL-Carnitine
PubChem ID
CID:288
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of carnitine
carnitine
InChIKey

PHIQHXFUZVPYII-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Definition (ChEBI)

An amino-acid betaine that is butanoate substituted with a hydroxy group at position C-3 and a trimethylammonium group at C-4.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (21)
Synonyms
(+-)-Carnitine
(PubChem, 2019-)
(+-)-carnitine
(PubChem, 2019-)
(+/-)-Carnitin
(PubChem, 2019-)
(+/-)-carnitin
(PubChem, 2019-)
(1)-(3-Carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium hydroxide
(PubChem, 2019-)
(1)-(3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium hydroxide
(PubChem, 2019-)
(R)-(3-Carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium, inner salt
(PubChem, 2019-)
(R)-3-Carboxy-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-1-propanaminium, inner salt
(PubChem, 2019-)
(r)-(3-carboxy-2-hydroxypropyl)trimethylammonium, inner salt
(PubChem, 2019-)
(r)-3-carboxy-2-hydroxy-n,n,n-trimethyl-1-propanaminium, inner salt
(PubChem, 2019-)
1-Propanaminium, 3-carboxy-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, hydroxide, inner salt, (+-)- (9CI)
(PubChem, 2019-)
1-Propanaminium, 3-carboxy-2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, inner salt,(2R)-
(PubChem, 2019-)
1-propanaminium, 3-carboxy-2-hydroxy-n,n,n-trimethyl-, hydroxide, inner salt, (+-)- (9ci)
(PubChem, 2019-)
1-propanaminium, 3-carboxy-2-hydroxy-n,n,n-trimethyl-, inner salt,(2r)-
(PubChem, 2019-)
3-hydroxy-4-(trimethylammonio)butanoate
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
3-hydroxy-4-(trimethylazaniumyl)butanoate
(PubChem, 2019-)
406-76-8
(PubChem, 2019-)
D,L-carnitine
(ChEBI, 2019-)
PubChem:288
(PubChem, 2019-)
carnitine
(Okada et al., 2023, ChEBI, 2019-)
pubchem:288
(PubChem, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (4)