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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...
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Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT1) also
known as
carnitine acyltransferase I, CPTI, CAT1, CoA:
carnitine acyl
transferase (CCAT), or
palmitoylCoA transferase...
- 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 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...
- In enzymology, a
carnitine dehydratase (EC 4.2.1.89) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction L-
carnitine ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
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Carnitine O-acetyltransferase also
called carnitine acetyltransferase (CRAT, or CAT) (EC 2.3.1.7) is an
enzyme that
encoded by the CRAT gene that catalyzes...
- membranes. Acyl-
carnitine is
shuttled inside by a
carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase, as a
carnitine is
shuttled outside. Acyl-
carnitine is
converted back...
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Glycine propionyl-L-
carnitine (GPLC) is a
propionyl ester of
carnitine that
includes an
additional glycine component. Due to
tissues esterases enzymes...
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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...
