Definition: Constituent of striated muscle and liver. It is used therapeutically to stimulate gastric and pancreatic secretions and in the treatment of hyperlipoproteinemias.
deficiency: coordinate CARNITINE /defic (IM) with VITAMIN B DEFICIENCY (IM)
Other names L Carnitine; Vitamin BT; Levocarnitine; L-Carnitine; Bicarnesine
emeriamine [ 3-amino-4-trimethylaminobutyric acid,amino-carnitine,aminocarnitine ] derived from fungal metabolite emericedin; structure given in first source