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. 1976 Jan;132(1):61-3.
doi: 10.1007/BF00390331.

The effect of carnitine on the oxidation of saturated fatty acids by pea cotyledon mitochondria

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The effect of carnitine on the oxidation of saturated fatty acids by pea cotyledon mitochondria

D R Thomas et al. Planta. 1976 Jan.

Abstract

Carnitine was found to stimulate fatty acid oxidation by pea (Pisum sativum L.) cotyledon mitochondria. The stimulation was at a maximum for long chain (C16:0) and short chain (C4:0 and C6:0) fatty acids. Evidence was also provided which indicated that mid-chain (C10:0 and C12:0) fatty acid oxidation by mitochondria was stimulated by carnitine. It is postulated that carnitine acts by facilitating transport of these species of fatty acids across the mitochondrial membranes to intramitochondrial β-oxidation sites.

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