(±)-Hexanoylcarnitine (chloride)

(±)-Hexanoylcarnitine chloride is a fatty acid metabolite that breaks down fatty acids into energy that can be used by the body. (±)-Hexanoylcarnitine chloride also serves as a specific and easily detectable biomarker for rat skeletal muscle toxicity. Cerivastatin (HY-129458) and TMPD (HY-W012145) induce an increase in Hexanoylcarnitine in rats in a metabolomic analysis of the rectus femoris muscle. In type 2 diabetes, Hexanoylcarnitine is also significantly associated with and improves prediction of all-cause mortality. Hexanoylcarnitine is a biomarker for the identification of novel pathogenic pathways[1][2].

[1]Scarale MG, et al. Circulating Metabolites Associate With and Improve the Prediction of All-Cause Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes. Diabetes. 2022 Jun 1;71(6):1363-1370. |[2]Obayashi H, et al. Plasma 2-hydroxyglutarate and hexanoylcarnitine levels are potential biomarkers for skeletal muscle toxicity in male Fischer 344 rats. J Toxicol Sci. 2017;42(4):385-396.