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carnitine palmitoyltransferase

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carnitine palmitoyltransferase
[kär′nitēn päl′mitō′əltrans′fərās]
an enzyme that catalyzes the transfer between coenzyme A and carnitine of long-chain fatty acids. Deficiency is a cause of defective fatty acid oxidation. Also called carnitine palmityltransferase.


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Fasting during first days of life can trigger disorder in [beta] oxidation of fatty acids--deficiency of carnitine palmitoyltransferase II.
 
 
 
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