Levocarnitine - CISMeF

Preferred Label : Levocarnitine;

NCIt synonyms : L-carnitine;

NCIt related terms : Carnitor;

NCIt definition : An amino acid derivative. Levocarnitine facilitates long-chain fatty acid entry into mitochondria, delivering substrate for oxidation and subsequent energy production. Fatty acids are utilized as an energy substrate in all tissues except the brain. (NCI04);

Alternative definition : NCI-GLOSS: A form of carnitine, which is a substance made in muscle and liver tissue and found in certain foods, such as meat, poultry, fish, and some dairy products. Carnitor is also a drug that is used to treat patients who do not make enough carnitine and is being studied as a way to prevent tissue damage caused by chemotherapy. Carnitine is a type of dietary supplement.;

UNII : 0G389FZZ9M;

InChIKey : PHIQHXFUZVPYII-ZCFIWIBFSA-N;

CAS number : 541-15-1;

Drug name : Carnitor;

Chemical formula : C7H15NO3;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:16347;

Codes from synonyms : CDR0000641988; CDR0000321377; CDR0000321378;

Details

Origin ID

C26657;

UMLS CUI

C0087163;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- tinnitus [MeSH Descriptor]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- Carnitine [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Levocarnitine [MeSH concept]
- Levocarnitine [ICHI extension code]
- Levocarnitine [SMS substance]
- Levocarnitine (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- carnitine [Artificial nutrition thesaurus concept]
- levocarnitine [Substance BNPC]
See also inter- (CISMeF)
- Carnitine (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Product containing levocarnitine (medicinal product) [SNOMED CT concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]
- Pharmacologic Substance [UMLS semantic type]
- Vitamin [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Carnitine [ICD-11 Extension code]
- Levocarnitine (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Product containing levocarnitine (medicinal product) [SNOMED CT concept]
- levocarnitine [ATC Code]
Validated automatic mappings to BTNT
- levocarnitine [ATC Code]
Validated automatic mappings to NTBT
- Carnitine [MedDRA Preferred Term]
- Carnitine [SMS substance]
- Carnitine (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- carnitine [SNOMED Notion]
- carnitine [MeSH Descriptor]
- carnitine [MeSH concept]
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- CTRP Agent Terminology [NCIt concept]
- CTRP Terminology [NCIt concept]
- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]
- NCI Drug Dictionary Terminology [NCIt concept]
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- L-Carnitine L-Tartrate [NCIt concept]
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- L-Carnitine L-Tartrate [NCIt concept]

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