Purification of carnitine acetyltransfer
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A. S. Alhomida; A. S. Duhaiman; A. A. Al-Jafari; M. A. Junaid
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Article
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1996
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Springer
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English
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The enzyme carnitine acetyltransferase (CAT) catalyzes the reversible transfer of short-chain acyl groups between coenzyme A and L-carnitine, and hence, plays an important role in the beta-oxidation of fatty acids. Purification and characterization of CAT from desert animal species may help in expla