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Carnitine is a
quaternary ammonium compound involved in
metabolism in most mammals, plants, and some bacteria. In
support of
energy metabolism, carnitine...
- Acetyl-L-
carnitine,
ALCAR or ALC, is an
acetylated form of L-
carnitine. It is
naturally produced by the
human body, and it is
available as a
dietary supplement...
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Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT1) also
known as
carnitine acyltransferase I, CPTI, CAT1, CoA:
carnitine acyl
transferase (CCAT), or
palmitoylCoA transferase...
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Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency,
sometimes shortened to CPT-II or CPT2, is an
autosomal recessively inherited genetic metabolic disorder...
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primary carnitine deficiency (SPCD) is an
inborn error of
fatty acid
transport caused by a
defect in the
transporter responsible for
moving carnitine across...
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Carnitine biosynthesis is a
method for the
endogenous production of L-
carnitine, a
molecule that is
essential for
energy metabolism. In
humans and many...
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Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase (also
called carnitine palmitoyltransferase) is a
mitochondrial transferase enzyme (EC 2.3.1.21)
involved in the metabolism...
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Carnitine-acylcarnitine
translocase (CACT) is
responsible for p****ive
transport of
carnitine and
carnitine-fatty acid
complexes and
across the
inner mitochondrial...
- In enzymology, a (S)-
carnitine 3-dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.254) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction (S)-
carnitine + NAD+ ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
- polypeptides,
uptake of
essential mineral nutrients, and in the
production of
carnitine,
which is key in
fatty acid metabolism.
Lysine is also
often involved...
