L-carnitine (Levocarnitine)

Catalog No.S2388 Batch:S238802

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Technical Data

Formula

C7H15NO3

Molecular Weight 161.2 CAS No. 541-15-1
Solubility (25°C)* In vitro Water 32 mg/mL (198.51 mM)
Ethanol 32 mg/mL (198.51 mM)
DMSO Insoluble
* <1 mg/ml means slightly soluble or insoluble.
* Please note that Selleck tests the solubility of all compounds in-house, and the actual solubility may differ slightly from published values. This is normal and is due to slight batch-to-batch variations.
* Room temperature shipping (Stability testing shows this product can be shipped without any cooling measures.)

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Biological Activity

Description L-carnitine (Levocarnitine) is constituent of striated muscle and liver. It is used therapeutically to stimulate gastric and pancreatic secretions and in the treatment of hyperlipoproteinemias.

Protocol (from reference)

Selleck's L-carnitine (Levocarnitine) has been cited by 7 publications

TREM2 aggravates sepsis by inhibiting fatty acid oxidation via the SHP1/BTK axis [ J Clin Invest, 2024, e159400] PubMed: 39405126
Erythrocyte transglutaminase-2 combats hypoxia and chronic kidney disease by promoting oxygen delivery and carnitine homeostasis [ Cell Metab, 2022, 34(2):299-316.e6] PubMed: 35108516
Targeting APLN/APJ restores blood-testis barrier and improves spermatogenesis in murine and human diabetic models [ Nat Commun, 2022, 13(1):7335] PubMed: 36443325
L-Carnitine Reduces Myocardial Oxidative Stress and Alleviates Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Activating Nuclear Transcription-Related Factor 2 (Nrf2)/Heme Oxygenase-1 (HO-1) Signaling Pathway [ Med Sci Monit, 2020, 26;26:e923251] PubMed: 32452468
An antiviral drug screening system for enterovirus 71 based on an improved plaque assay: A potential high-throughput method [ J Med Virol, 2019, 91(8):1440-1447] PubMed: 30900754
Repurposing FDA-approved drugs for anti-aging therapies. [ Biogerontology, 2016, 17(5-6):907-920] PubMed: 27484416
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHICAL AND BIOCHEMICHAL BLOOD PARAMETERS IN DOGS WITH HEART DISEASE AFTER ADMINISTRATING L-CARNITINE [ RESULTS OBTAINED IN TREATMENT OF COWS WITH CHRONIC PUERPERAL ENDOMETRITIS, 2015, None] PubMed: None

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