一种参与脂肪酸代谢的内源性分子，在人体内以赖氨酸和蛋氨酸为底物进行生物合成。L-Carnitine 通过 β-氧化作用将长链脂肪酰辅酶A转运到线粒体降解。L-Carnitine 可以改善许多先天性代谢错误的代谢失衡。
Levocarnitine, also known as Carnitor and ST-198, is a carnitine acetyltransferase stimulant used therapeutically to stimulate gastric and pancreatic secretions and in the treatment of hyperlipoproteinemias.
