Dealing with diabetes: Carnitinepalmitoyltransferases (CPT) are promising new targets for the treatment of diabetes. Here, derivatives of R‐aminocarnitine, with the quaternary ammonium moiety replaced by groups lacking a permanent cationic charge, were designed and evaluated in vitro and in vivo as L‐ CPT Iinhibitors.
Synthesis of (R) and (S)-aminocarnitine, (R) and (S)-4-phosphonium-3-amino-butanoate, (R) and (S) 3,4-diaminobutanoic acid, and their derivatives starting from D- and L-aspartic acid
R or S aminocarnitine, R or S phosphonium aminocarnitine and R and S 3,4 diaminobutanoic acid, and their derivatives are prepared using
starting from aspartic acid with the same configuration as the desired compounds. This process is advantageous from the industrial point of view in terms of the type of reactants used, the reduced volumes of solvents and the possibility of avoiding purification of the intermediate products.