L-Carnitine is widely used as a nutritional supplement in food and beverage industries. It is used as a food additive. It acts as a cyanide antidote. It is also used in reversing and preventing hyperthyroid symptoms. It is a vitamin-like nutrient, which plays an important role in human metabolism.
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Applications
L-Carnitine is widely used as a nutritional supplement in food and beverage industries. It is used as a food additive. It acts as a cyanide antidote. It is also used in reversing and preventing hyperthyroid symptoms. It is a vitamin-like nutrient, which plays an important role in human metabolism.
Solubility
Soluble in water, pyridine, dimethyl sulfoxide, methanol and ethanol.
Notes
Hygroscopic. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents. Store in a cool place.
RUO – Research Use Only
Moawad, A. R.; Xu, B.; Tan, S. L.; Taketo, T. L-carnitine supplementation during vitrification of mouse germinal vesicle stage-oocytes and their subsequent in vitro maturation improves meiotic spindle configuration and mitochondrial distribution in metaphase II oocytes. Hum. Reprod. 2014, 29 (10), 2256-2268.
Panchal, S. K.; Poudyal, H.; Ward, L. C.; Waanders, J.; Brown, L. Modulation of tissue fatty acids by L-carnitine attenuates metabolic syndrome in diet-induced obese rats. Food Funct. 2015, 6 (8), 2496-2506.