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Carnitine O-Acetyltransferase

Known as: Carnitine Acetyltransferase, O-Acetyltransferase, Carnitine, Acetyl-CoA:carnitine O-acetyltransferase 
An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of O-acetylcarnitine from acetyl-CoA plus carnitine. EC 2.3.1.7.
National Institutes of Health

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Acetylcarnitine deficiencyCarnitine Acetyltransferase DeficiencyYAT1 protein, S cerevisiae
CRAT geneIn BloodProcess of secretionantagonists & inhibitors

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Highly Cited
2012
Highly Cited
2012
Muscle-specific deletion of carnitine acetyltransferase compromises glucose tolerance and metabolic flexibility.
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Carnitine Insufficiency Caused by Aging and Overnutrition Compromises Mitochondrial Performance and Metabolic Control*
In addition to its essential role in permitting mitochondrial import and oxidation of long chain fatty acids, carnitine also… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Mitochondrial enzymes increase in muscle in response to 7-10 days of cycle exercise.
Endurance exercise training induces a significant increase in the respiratory capacity of skeletal muscle. This is reflected by a… 
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Radioisotopic assays of CoASH and carnitine and their acetylated forms in human skeletal muscle.
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Chronic stimulation of mammalian muscle: changes in enzymes of six metabolic pathways.
Twenty-one enzymes of different metabolic systems were measured in the rabbit fast-twitch tibialis anterior (TA) muscle after… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Excessive accumulation of autofluorescent lipofuscin in the liver during hepatocarcinogenesis by methyl clofenapate and other hypolipidemic peroxisome proliferators.
Abstract Several hypolipidemic drugs and certain industrial plasticizers induce proliferation of peroxisomes and enhance the… 
Review
1981
Review
1981
Review of the hepatic response to hypolipidaemic drugs in rodents and assessment of its toxicological significance to man.
Highly Cited
1978
Highly Cited
1978
Hepatic peroxisome (microbody) proliferation in rats fed plasticizers and related compounds.
Highly Cited
1974
Highly Cited
1974
Carnitine levels in human serum in health and disease.
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Carnitine and derivatives in rat tissues.
1. Free carnitine, acetylcarnitine, short-chain acylcarnitine and acid-insoluble carnitine (probably long-chain acylcarnitine… 
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