Enzymology of the carnitine biosynthesis
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Karin Strijbis; FrΓ©dΓ©ric M. Vaz; Ben Distel
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Article
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2010
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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## Abstract The waterβsoluble zwitterion carnitine is an essential metabolite in eukaryotes required for fatty acid oxidation as it functions as a carrier during transfer of activated acyl and acetyl groups across intracellular membranes. Most eukaryotes are able to synthesize carnitine endogenousl