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2036448

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1991-7-2
pubmed:abstractText
This work shows that butyrobetaine administered to rats in a single dose can be highly effective in elevating L-carnitine levels in all tissues. This ability of butyrobetaine was compared to that of L-carnitine. In an experiment with tracer dose of the compounds, 12 h following administration of [3H]butyrobetaine plasma and tissues contained radioactivity exclusively in L-carnitine and in similar amounts as in the other group of animals receiving L-[3H]carnitine. This was observed both after intraperitoneal and oral administration of the compounds. In the loading experiments 100 mumol [3H]butyrobetaine was administered orally to one group and 100 mumol L-[3H]carnitine to the other group of animals and 12 h later it was found that butyrobetaine caused the same increments in L-carnitine as L-carnitine administration. The increments in the organs of the butyrobetaine-treated group (in decreasing order) were as follows: kidney, 1227 nmol/g vs. 652 nmol/g; liver, 469 nmol/g vs. 258 nmol/g; muscle, 1043 nmol/g vs. 881 nmol/g; plasma, 79.4 nmol/ml vs. 39.3 nmol/ml. Butyrobetaine (100 mumol) caused similar increments when it was administered intraperitoneally. Based on these results butyrobetaine can be considered as a potential agent for L-carnitine supplementation therapy.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0006-3002
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
8
pubmed:volume
1083
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
135-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Butyrobetaine is equal to L-carnitine in elevating L-carnitine levels in rats.
pubmed:affiliation
University Medical School, Institute of Biochemistry, Pecs, Hungary.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study