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Carnitine, or transliterated carnitine, is an amino acid-like compound that belongs to a quaternary ammonium cation complex. It can be synthesized from two amino acids, lysine and methionine, through biosynthetic methods. There are two types of carnitine. Stereoisomers: including biologically active L-carnitine and its non-biologically active enantiomer D-carnitine, which are chemically synthesized. Compounds that contain both L and D carnitines are generally classified as " DL-carnitine". In China, L-carnitine has a more common trade name: L-carnitine or L-carnitine.