When an acyl group is being transferred from the cytosol to the mitochondria for oxidation, the order of the enzymes it encounters is:

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The correct order is CPT-I, which transfers the acyl group to carnitine, then Carnitine Translocase, which shuttles the acyl-carnitine across the mitochondrial membrane, and finally CPT-II, which transfers the acyl group from carnitine to CoA inside the mitochondria.

When an Acyl Group Is Being Transferred from the Cytosol