Esters of l - carnitine and acyl - l - carnitine, with the same effect, selectively in the gastrointestinal tract and pharmaceutical compositions containing them

摘要

the l - carnitine esters and acyl l - carnitine of general formula (i) in which r is hydrogen or a radical acilico linear or ramified.saturated or insaturo having from 2 to 26 carbon atoms; r1 is a radical alchilico linear or ramified, saturated or insaturo.agent 4 to 26 carbon atoms, and x - is the anion of a pharmacologically acceptable acid.have powerful selective relaxant activity on the gastro intestinal tract and are therefore therapeutically useful e.g. for the treatment of irritable bowel syndromes.