Carnitine Conjugate of Nipecotic Acid A New Example of Dual Prodrug.docVIP

Molecules 2009, 14, 3268-3274; doi:10.3390/moleculeOPEN ACCESS molecules ISSN 1420-3049 /journal/molecules Communication Carnitine Conjugate of Nipecotic Acid: A New Example of Dual Prodrug Carmela Napolitano 1,#, Martina Scaglianti 1,?, Emanuela Scalambra 1, Stefano Manfredini 1,3,*, Luca Ferraro 2, Sarah Beggiato 2 and Silvia Vertuani 1,3 1 Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara 17-19, I-44100 Ferrara, Italy 2 Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Pharmacology, University of Ferrara, Via Fossato di Mortara