Name | carnitine shuttle |
ID | GO_0006853 |
collection_id | 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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