Fluoromethylated derivatives of carnitine biosynthesis intermediates – synthesis and applications†
Abstract
A convenient method for the synthesis of fluoromethylated carnitine biosynthesis intermediates, i.e. fluorinated derivatives of γ-butyrobetaine and trimethyllysine, is described. The fluoromethylated probes were useful in both in vitro and cell based assays employing 19F NMR and LC-MS analyses.