Valeryl-L-carnitine may be used as an analytical reference standard for the quantification of the analyte in biological samples and milk samples using chromatography techniques.
ChEBI: O-valeroyl-L-carnitine is an O-acyl-L-carnitine in which the acyl group specified is valeroyl. It is an O-valeroylcarnitine and a saturated fatty acyl-L-carnitine.
Valeryl-L-carnitine belongs to the class of acylcarnitines, which are acetylated forms of L-carnitine, derived via the breakdown of amino and fatty acids.