(R)-Butyryl Carnitine Chloride

Butyryl-L-carnitine is a butyrate ester of carnitine. It is an inhibitor of intestinal transporters, blocking carnitine uptake by the carnitine transporter and glycine transport by the amino acid transporter in human retinal pigment epithelial (HRPE) cells (IC₅₀s = 1.5 μM and 4.6 mM, respectively).

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A potential prodrug, via the carnitine transporter OCTN2 and the amino acid transporter ATB0,+.

(R)-Butyryl Carnitine Chloride is a potential prodrug of Carnitine, used for treating seizure disorders.