Carnitine O-Palmitoyltransferase

Known as: Palmitoyltransferase, Carnitine, Acyltransferase, Palmitylcarnitine, O-Palmitoyltransferase, Carnitine 
An enzyme that catalyzes reversibly the conversion of palmitoyl-CoA to palmitoylcarnitine in the inner mitochondrial membrane. EC 2.3.1.21.
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2017
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2017
Clinical practice guidelines on the evidence-based use of integrative therapies during and after breast cancer treatment.
Answer questions and earn CME/CNE Patients with breast cancer commonly use complementary and integrative therapies as supportive… (More)
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2016
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2016
Antioxidant supplements and semen parameters: An evidence based review
Many studies have focused on male infertility. There is limited evidence about the influence of nutrition on quality of semen… (More)
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2013
Highly Cited
2013
Intestinal microbiota metabolism of L-carnitine, a nutrient in red meat, promotes atherosclerosis
Intestinal microbiota metabolism of choline and phosphatidylcholine produces trimethylamine (TMA), which is further metabolized… (More)
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2011
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2011
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1C promotes cell survival and tumor growth under conditions of metabolic stress.
Tumor cells gain a survival/growth advantage by adapting their metabolism to respond to environmental stress, a process known as… (More)
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2004
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2004
Carnitine palmitoyltransferases 1 and 2: biochemical, molecular and medical aspects.
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT) deficiencies are common disorders of mitochondrial fatty acid oxidation. The CPT system is… (More)
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2002
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2002
Topology of superoxide production from different sites in the mitochondrial electron transport chain.
We measured production of reactive oxygen species by intact mitochondria from rat skeletal muscle, heart, and liver under various… (More)
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2001
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2001
Prolonged inhibition of muscle carnitine palmitoyltransferase-1 promotes intramyocellular lipid accumulation and insulin resistance in rats.
Cross-sectional studies in human subjects have used 1H magnetic resonance spectroscopy (HMRS) to demonstrate that insulin… (More)
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1994
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1994
Oxidative damage and mitochondrial decay in aging.
We argue for the critical role of oxidative damage in causing the mitochondrial dysfunction of aging. Oxidants generated by… (More)
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1983
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1983
Carnitine--metabolism and functions.
Carnitine was detected at the beginning of this century, but it was nearly forgotten among biochemists until its importance in… (More)
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1973
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1973
The mitochondrial generation of hydrogen peroxide. General properties and effect of hyperbaric oxygen.
1. Pigeon heart mitochondria produce H(2)O(2) at a maximal rate of about 20nmol/min per mg of protein. 2. Succinate-glutamate and… (More)
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