octanoylcarnitine

English

Noun

octanoylcarnitine (uncountable)

1. (organic chemistry) The N-octanoyl derivative of carnitine
   • 2015 July 30, Sarah C. Grünert et al., “Medium-chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency associated with a novel splice mutation in the ACADM gene missed by newborn screening”, in BMC Medical Genetics‎^[1], volume 16, →DOI:

     In a study with 34 MCAD deficient individuals evaluating the correlation between genotype and biochemical phenotype, patients homozygous for c.985A > G had the highest levels of neonatal octanoylcarnitine followed by compound heterozygotes of c.985A > G and other mutations.