In what form(s) is the fatty acid transported from the cytosol to the mitochondria?

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Fatty acids are transported in the form of acyl CoA from the cytosol to the mitochondria. The fatty acyl group is transferred to carnitine by the action of carnitine palmitoyltransferase I (CPT1), forming acylcarnitine. Acylcarnitine is then transported across the inner mitochondrial membrane by the carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase, and the acyl group is transferred back to CoA by carnitine palmitoyltransferase II (CPT2) for β-oxidation. Therefore, acyl CoA is the only form in which fatty acids are transported from the cytosol to the mitochondrial matrix.

In What Form(s) Is the Fatty Acid Transported from the Cytosol