L-carnitine, CAS No. 541-15-1, EINECS No. 208-768-0, is also known as vitamin BT.
L-carnitine is a kind of amino acid that promotes the conversion of fat into energy, pure product is white crystal or white transparent fine powder, very soluble in water, ethanol, methanol, slightly soluble in acetone, insoluble in ether, benzene, trichloromethane, ethyl acetate. L-carnitine is very easy to absorb moisture, has good water solubility and water absorption, and can resist high temperatures above 200℃. It has no toxic side effects on the human body, red meat is the main source of L-carnitine, and the human body can also synthesize it to meet physiological needs. It is not a real vitamin, but a vitamin-like substance. It has many physiological functions such as fat oxidation and decomposition, weight loss, anti-fatigue, etc. It is widely used as a food additive for infant food, weight loss food, food for athletes, nutritional supplements for the middle-aged and elderly, nutritional fortification for vegetarians, and animal feed additives.
Northeast Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd
Northeast Pharmaceutical Group Co., Ltd (NEPG), a listed company under Liaoning Fangda Group Industrial Co. The company was listed on the Shenzhen Stock Exchange in 1996 with the stock code: 000597.
Northeast Pharmaceutical has major business segments such as chemical raw materials, chemical preparations, pharmaceutical business, pharmaceutical engineering, and biopharmaceuticals, covering the whole industrial chain of pharmaceutical R&D, manufacturing, and distribution. The main products include vitamin C and series, L-carnitine series, fosfomycin series, piracetam, carboprost, amantadine, aluminum thioglycollate, safranin, chloramphenicol, etc.
Kaiyuan Hengtai Nutrition Co., Ltd
Kaiyuan Hengtai Nutrition Co., Ltd. was established in 2002 and is a new high-tech enterprise with the development, production, and sales of nutritional fortification as its main business. The main products of the company are L-carnitine series, ascorbyl palmitate, phenibut, and gamma-aminobutyric acid, which are mainly used in food, health products, and feed, and are exported to Europe, America, and many other countries and regions.
Liaoning Koncepnutra Co., Ltd
Liaoning Koncepnutra Co., Ltd. is located in Benxi, Liaoning Province, China. The company is mainly engaged in the development and production of multi-species nutrition ingredients and pharmaceutical chemical intermediates. It is one of the largest and most professional production bases of L-carnitine and its series products in China.
Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd
Founded in 1999, Chengda Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd. It is located in Hangzhou, Jiahu Plain. The company is a high-tech enterprise with provincial-level research and development center.
The company mainly produces APIs, food additives, feed additives, and a series of pharmaceutical intermediates such as antimicrobials, anticancer and antiviral, etc. The products are sold to more than 30 countries and regions. The company’s self-developed L-carnitine product was awarded the title of “National Key New Product” and passed the on-site inspection of the FDA in March 2013 with zero defects.
LONZA
LONZA is a global multinational company with a history of over 100 years and a leading position in biochemistry, fine chemistry, and functional chemistry with its headquarters in Basel, Switzerland.
Ningxia kunzheng Biotechnology Co., Ltd
Ningxia Kunzheng Biotechnology Co., Ltd. was created in August 2019, located in Wuzhong City, Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, the company, invested in the construction of an annual production capacity of 3,000 tons of L-carnitine and its salts project, salicylaldehyde project, cyclic has diamine project and 5,000 tons of fluorobenzene project, the project has been put into operation at the end of 2021.
Hubei Truevita Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd
Hubei Truevita Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. is located in Huangzhou District, Huanggang City, one hour drive from Wuhan Tianhe Airport. It is a high-standard comprehensive pharmaceutical and chemical enterprise, established in July 2018, mainly engaged in: research and development, production, and sales of chemical APIs, chemical products, food additives, and feed additives, with an annual production of 1500 tons of carnitine series products in the first phase. The company, formerly known as Huanggang Huayang Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnitine
https://baike.baidu.com/item/LONZA/9231431?fr=aladdin
https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E5%B7%A6%E6%97%8B%E8%82%89%E7%A2%B1/4470871?fr=kg_general
