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Octanoyl-L-carnitine

analytical standard

• Synonym(s): (2R)-3-Carboxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-2-[(1-oxooctyl)oxy]-1-propanaminium inner salt, L-Carnitine octanoyl ester, C8-Carnitine
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₁₅H₂₉NO₄
• CAS Number: 25243-95-2
• Molecular Weight: 287.40
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 5955761
• UNSPSC Code: 41116107
• NACRES: NB.21

Properties

• grade: analytical standard
• Quality Level: 100
• assay: ≥97.0% (HPLC)
• optical activity: [α]/D -17±2°, c = 0.1 in H₂O
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• impurities: ≤10% water
• application(s): clinical testing
• format: neat
• storage temp.: 2-8°C
• SMILES string: C[N+](C)(C)C[C@H](OC(CCCCCCC)=O)CC([O-])=O
• InChI: 1S/C15H29NO4/c1-5-6-7-8-9-10-15(19)20-13(11-14(17)18)12-16(2,3)4/h13H,5-12H2,1-4H3/t13-/m1/s1
• InChI key: CXTATJFJDMJMIY-CYBMUJFWSA-N

Description

General description

Octanoyl-L-carnitine is a medium-chain endogenous ester of L-carnitine, obtained via acylcarnitine family transferase.

Application

Octanoyl-L-carnitine may be used as an analytical standard in the following:

• Separation and identification of underivatized octanoyl-L-carnitine in human plasma samples using high-performance liquid chromatography coupled to tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS).
• Quantification of the analyte in biological samples of patients treated with continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) or automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) using high-performance liquid chromatography/tandem quadrupole mass spectrometry (HPLC-TQMS). The feasibility of adding L-carnitine to the peritoneal dialysis (PD) solution in APD-treated end-stage renal disease patients is investigated.

It may be used as a test material for investigating its rate of oxidation by mitochondria, isolated from the livers of fed, starved and glucagon treated virgin and lactating rats.

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Safety Information

• wgk_germany: WGK 3
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable