Carnitine is essential for the intracellular transport of long-chain fatty acids into mitochondria, where they are oxidized for energy production. Carnitine combines with acyl-CoA to form acylcarnitine, which can cross the inner mitochondrial membrane and release the fatty acid for oxidation.

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Carnitine Is

Question 51

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Carnitine is:

A) a 15-carbon fatty acid.
B) an essential cofactor for the citric acid cycle.
C) essential for intracellular transport of fatty acids.
D) one of the amino acids commonly found in protein.
E) present only in carnivorous animals.

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