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Version5.0
StatusExpected but not Quantified
Creation Date2013-05-09 20:59:22 UTC
Update Date2022-10-24 19:44:13 UTC
HMDB IDHMDB0060158
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • HMDB60158
Metabolite Identification
Common NameTetracosatetraenoyl carnitine
DescriptionTetracosatetraenoyl carnitine is an acylcarnitine. More specifically, it is an tetracosatetraenoic acid ester of carnitine. Acylcarnitines were first discovered more than 70 year ago (PMID: 13825279 ). It is believed that there are more than 1000 types of acylcarnitines in the human body. The general role of acylcarnitines is to transport acyl-groups (organic acids and fatty acids) from the cytoplasm into the mitochondria so that they can be broken down to produce energy.  This process is known as beta-oxidation. According to a recent review (PMID: 35710135 ), acylcarnitines (ACs) can be classified into 9 different categories depending on the type and size of their acyl-group: 1) short-chain ACs; 2) medium-chain ACs; 3) long-chain ACs; 4) very long-chain ACs; 5) hydroxy ACs; 6) branched chain ACs; 7) unsaturated ACs; 8) dicarboxylic ACs and 9) miscellaneous ACs. Short-chain ACs have acyl-groups with two to five carbons (C2-C5), medium-chain ACs have acyl-groups with six to thirteen carbons (C6-C13), long-chain ACs have acyl-groups with fourteen to twenty once carbons (C14-C21) and very long-chain ACs have acyl groups with more than 22 carbons. Tetracosatetraenoyl carnitine is therefore classified as a very-long chain AC. As a very long-chain acylcarnitine tetracosatetraenoyl carnitine is generally formed in the cytoplasm from very long acyl groups synthesized by fatty acid synthases or obtained from the diet. Very-long-chain fatty acids are generally too long to be involved in mitochondrial beta-oxidation. As a result peroxisomes are the main organelle where very-long-chain fatty acids are metabolized and their acylcarnitines synthesized (PMID: 18793625 ). Altered levels of very long-chain acylcarnitines can serve as useful markers for inherited disorders of peroxisomal metabolism.  The study of acylcarnitines is an active area of research and it is likely that many novel acylcarnitines will be discovered in the coming years. It is also likely that many novel roles in health and disease will be uncovered. An excellent review of the current state of knowledge for acylcarnitines is available (PMID: 35710135 ).
Structure
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SynonymsNot Available
Chemical FormulaC31H53NO4
Average Molecular Weight503.7568
Monoisotopic Molecular Weight503.397459189
IUPAC Name(3S)-3-(tetracosa-9,12,15,18-tetraenoyloxy)-4-(trimethylazaniumyl)butanoate
Traditional Name(3S)-3-(tetracosa-9,12,15,18-tetraenoyloxy)-4-(trimethylammonio)butanoate
CAS Registry NumberNot Available
SMILES
CCCCCC=CCC=CCC=CCC=CCCCCCCCC(=O)O[C@@H](CC([O-])=O)C[N+](C)(C)C
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/C31H53NO4/c1-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20-21-22-23-24-25-26-31(35)36-29(27-30(33)34)28-32(2,3)4/h9-10,12-13,15-16,18-19,29H,5-8,11,14,17,20-28H2,1-4H3/t29-/m0/s1
InChI KeyOVCKQONNZPULLZ-LJAQVGFWSA-N
Chemical Taxonomy
Description Belongs to the class of organic compounds known as acyl carnitines. These are organic compounds containing a fatty acid with the carboxylic acid attached to carnitine through an ester bond.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassLipids and lipid-like molecules
ClassFatty Acyls
Sub ClassFatty acid esters
Direct ParentAcyl carnitines
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Acyl-carnitine
  • Dicarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Tetraalkylammonium salt
  • Quaternary ammonium salt
  • Carboxylic acid ester
  • Carboxylic acid salt
  • Carboxylic acid derivative
  • Carboxylic acid
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Organic salt
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic oxide
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Amine
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External DescriptorsNot Available
Ontology
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Physical Properties
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Experimental Molecular Properties
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Cellular Locations
  • Membrane (predicted from logP)
Biospecimen LocationsNot Available
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Associated Disorders and Diseases
Disease ReferencesNone
Associated OMIM IDsNone
DrugBank IDNot Available
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Synthesis ReferenceNot Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
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