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Abstract
Acyltransferases in the inner mitochondrial membrane that catalyze the reversible transfer of acyl groups from acyl-CoA to L-carnitine and thereby mediate the transport of activated fatty acids through that membrane. EC 2.3.1.
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- Acylcarnitine Translocase
- Carnitine Translocase
- Carnitine-Acylcarnitine Translocase
- Acyltransferases, Carnitine
- Carnitine Acylcarnitine Translocase
- Translocase, Acylcarnitine
- Translocase, Carnitine
- Translocase, Carnitine-Acylcarnitine
- Carnitine-Acetylcarnitine Translocase
- Carnitine Acetylcarnitine Translocase
- Translocase, Carnitine-Acetylcarnitine
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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, biosynthesis, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, deficiency, drug effects, economics, genetics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, ultrastructure, urine.
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Indexing Annotation
do not confuse with CARNITINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE see CARNITINE O-ACETYLTRANSFERASE
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History Note
91(75); was see under ACYLTRANSFERASES 1975-90
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- Acyltransferases (1972-1974)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Carnitine Acyltransferases. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002333. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002333
- Carnitine Acyltransferases. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q76644076