Carnitine
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carnitine-245-4167575
title:
Carnitine
text:
Carnitine is a quaternary ammonium compound involved in metabolism in most mammals, plants, and some bacteria. In support of energy metabolism, carnitine transports long-chain fatty acids from the cytosol into mitochondria to be oxidized for free energy production, and also participates in removing products of metabolism from cells. Given its key metabolic roles, carnitine is concentrated in tissues like skeletal and cardiac muscle that metabolize fatty acids as an energy source. Generally indiv
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description:
Amino acid active in mitochondria
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carnitine
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date modified:
2024-04-26T20:35:51Z
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