carnitine

Etymology
From, for it was first described in meat extracts in 1905.

Pronunciation




Noun

 * 1)  A betaine, 3-hydroxy-4-trimethylammonio-butanoate, that is found in the liver and has a function in fatty acid transport.
 * 2) * 2007, Shari Lieberman, Nancy Pauling Bruning, The Real Vitamin and Mineral Book, 4th Edition, unnnumbered page,
 * Although often called an amino acid because of its chemical makeup, L-carnitine is actually a vitaminlike nutrient, related in structure to the B vitamins. L-carnitine is the biologically active form of carnitine.
 * 1) * 2014, Peggy R. Borum, Carnitine homeostasis in humans, Benjamin Toby Wall, Craig Porter (editors), Carnitine Metabolism and Human Nutrition, page 4,
 * Carnitine likely functions in maintaining homeostasis in many metabolic pathways and physiological conditions, with carnitine's role in energy metabolism homeostasis being the best studied.

Synonyms

 * abbreviation

Translations

 * Esperanto: karnitino
 * Italian:
 * Japanese: カルニチン