(±)-Acetylcarnitine chloride

Name: (±)-Acetylcarnitine chloride
Brand: Tocris Bioscience
SKU: 0355

Tocris Bioscience, part of Bio-Techne | Catalog # 0355

Citations (2)

COA / SDS

Intermediate in lipid metabolism

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Key Product Details

Description:	Intermediate in lipid metabolism
Molecular Weight:	239.7

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Technical Data
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Biological Activity for (±)-Acetylcarnitine chloride

(±)-Acetylcarnitine chloride is a weak cholinergic agonist. Acylcarnitines are important intermediates in lipid metabolism.

Technical Data for (±)-Acetylcarnitine chloride

M. Wt	239.7
Formula	C₉H₁₈ClNO₄
Storage	Desiccate at RT
CAS Number	2504-11-2
PubChem ID	197763
InChi Key	JATPLOXBFFRHDN-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Smiles	C[N+](CC(OC(C)=O)CC(O)=O)(C)C.[Cl-]

The technical data provided above is for guidance only. For batch specific data refer to the Certificate of Analysis.

Tocris products are intended for laboratory research use only, unless stated otherwise.

Solubility for (±)-Acetylcarnitine chloride

	Solvent	Max Conc. mg/mL	Max Conc. mM
Solubility
Solubility	water	23.97	100

Preparing Stock Solutions for (±)-Acetylcarnitine chloride

The following data is based on the product molecular weight 239.7.

Batch specific molecular weights may vary from batch to batch due to the degree of hydration, which will affect the solvent volumes required to prepare stock solutions.

Concentration / Solvent Volume / Mass	1 mg	5 mg	10 mg
1 mM	4.17 mL	20.86 mL	41.72 mL
5 mM	0.83 mL	4.17 mL	8.34 mL
10 mM	0.42 mL	2.09 mL	4.17 mL
50 mM	0.08 mL	0.42 mL	0.83 mL

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References for (±)-Acetylcarnitine chloride

References are publications that support the biological activity of the product.

Coates and Tanaka Molecular basis of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation defects. J.Lipid.Res. 1992 PMID: 1431593
Poorthuis Determination of acylcarnitines in urine of patients with inborn errors of metabolism using HPLC after derivatization with 4'-bromophenacyl bromide. Clin.Chim.Acta. 1993 PMID: 8222273
Chalmers Urinary excretion of l-carnitine and acylcarnitines by patients with disorders of organic acid metabolism: evidence for secondary insufficiency of l-carnitine. Pediatr.Res. 1984 PMID: 6441143