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Enzymes and Coenzymes > Enzymes > Transferases > Acyltransferases > Carnitine Acyltransferases

Preferred term

Carnitine Acyltransferases  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • 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.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • 39386-49-7 (CAS RN)
  • Acylcarnitine Translocase
  • Carnitine-Acylcarnitine Translocase
  • Carnitine Translocase

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-T2735L1T-D

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