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Palmitoyl-D-carnitine is a long-chain acylcarnitine, an isomer of palmitoyl-L-carnitine , and the D enantiomer of palmitoyl-DL-carnitine .¹ It inhibits carnitine palmitoyltransferase with a K_i value of 2.1 mM for ¹⁴C-palmitoylcarnitine synthesis by erythrocyte membranes.

D-Palmitoylcarnitine (chloride) is an ester product.

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1. Wittels, B., and Hochstein, P. The identification of carnitine palmityltransferase in erythrocyte membranes J. Biol. Chem. 242(1),126-130(1967).