Formulation: A crystalline solid
Formal Name: (2R)-3-carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-2-(1-oxobutoxy)-1-propanaminium, monochloride
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C11H22NO4 • Cl
Formula Weight: 267,8
Shelf life (days): 730
CAS Number: 162067-50-7
Notes: Butyryl-L-carnitine is a butyrate ester of carnitine.{46087} It is an inhibitor of intestinal transporters, blocking carnitine uptake by the carnitine transporter and glycine transport by the amino acid transporter in human retinal pigment epithelial (HRPE) cells (IC50s = 1.5 µM and 4.6 mM, respectively).