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The Effect of Carnitine on the Oxidation of Saturated Fatty Acids by Pea Cotyledon Mitochondria

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Journal Planta
Specialty Biology
Date 2014 Jan 16
PMID 24424908
Citations 10
Authors
D R Thomas
P H McNeil
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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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