carnitine shuttle

I. Literature review

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Namecarnitine shuttle
IDGO_0006853
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Biological process

Description

The transfer of acyl groups to and from acyl-CoA molecules to form O-acylcarnitine, which can exchange across the mitochondrial inner membrane with unacylated carnitine.

Comment

See also the cellular component term 'mitochondrial inner membrane ; GO:0005743'.

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