carnitine acylcarnitine translocase

car·ni·tine acylcar·ni·tine trans·lo·case

a transport protein found in the inner mitochondrial membrane. Transports acylcarnitine derivatives into the mitochondria and transports carnitine out of the mitochondria. An important step in fatty acid oxidation.
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* The carnitine cycle depends basically on a good production and an adequate function ofthe enzymes carnitine palmiotyl transferase I, carnitine acylcarnitine translocase, and carnitine palmitoyl transferase II, whose production is not stimulated by carnitine.
Suplementacion con carnitina para perder peso: una aproximacion bioquimica
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