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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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CARNITINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE II DEFICIENCY, INFANTILECARNITINE PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE II DEFICIENCY, LATE-ONSETCarnitine Palmitoyltransferase IICarnitine palmitoyl transferase 1A deficiency
Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 2/Citrate synthase:CRto:Pt:RBC:QnCarnitine palmitoyltransferase 2:CCnt:Pt:Amnio fld cells:QnIn BloodProcess of secretion

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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Increased β-Oxidation in Muscle Cells Enhances Insulin-stimulated Glucose Metabolism and Protects against Fatty Acid-induced Insulin Resistance Despite Intramyocellular Lipid Accumulation*
Skeletal muscle insulin resistance may be aggravated by intramyocellular accumulation of fatty acid-derived metabolites that… 
Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Acetyl‐carnitine deficiency in AIDS patients with neurotoxicity on treatment with antiretroviral nucleoside analogues
Objective:A severe dose-limiting axonal peripheral neuropathy may develop in subjects on treatment with the nucleoside analogues… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Modulation of Canine Myocardial Sarcolemmal Membrane Fluidity by Amphiphilic Compounds
Amphiphilic moieties such as lysophosphoglycerides and long-chain acyl camitines accumulate in ischemic myocardium and… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Correlation between increased serum and tissue L-carnitine levels and improved muscle symptoms in hemodialyzed patients.
A group of 14 uremic patients on intermittent hemodialysis was admitted to a cross-over double-blind trial in order to evaluate… 
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Favorable effects of L-carnitine treatment on hypertriglyceridemia in hemodialysis patients: decisive role of low levels of high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol.
Twenty-nine hemodialyzed patients with hypertriglyceridemia were given L-carnitine (20 mg/kg iv at the end of each dialysis) for… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
The acylation of glycerophosphate in rat liver. A new assay procedure for glycerophosphate acylation, studies on its subcellular and submitochondrial localization and determination of the reaction…
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Long-chain acyl-CoA synthetase in rat liver. A new assay procedure for the enzyme, and studies on its intracellular localization.
Highly Cited
1967
Highly Cited
1967
Function of carnitine in the fatty acid oxidase-deficient insect flight muscle.
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
The submitochondrial distribution of acid:CoA ligase (AMP) and palmityl-CoA:carnitine palmityltransferase in rat liver mitochondria.
Highly Cited
1964
Highly Cited
1964
PALMITYL-COA:CARNITINE PALMITYLTRANSFERASE. PURIFICATION FROM CALF-LIVER MITOCHONDRIA AND SOME PROPERTIES OF THE ENZYME.
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