MERCAPTO ACYL-CARNITINES, PROCESS FOR THEIR PREPARATION AND PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING SAME

摘要

"Mercapto acyl-carnitines, process for their preparation and pharmaceutical compositions containing same". s of the disclosures A novel class of mercapto acyl-carnitines is disclosed, wherein the mercapto acyl radical is the radical of saturated mercapto acids having from 2 to 10 carbon atoms. These mercapto acyl-carnitines are prepared e.g. by first preparing the corresponding halogen acyl-carnitine and then substituting therein, by nucleophylic substitution, the -SH group for the halogen atom. These mercapto acyl-carnitines are useful therapeutic agents, e.g. for the treatment of intoxications and burns and as mucolytic agents.