Pathways of nutritional biochemistry: Carnitine and fatty acid transport

Pathways of Nutritional Biochemistry

Ac

Acyl CoA O II

R-C-S-CoA

:

:

.....

-I-

.~"

Carnitine .~

.~,,~ ":'*~.~.,~..~

:

OH

::

/ i~

O I C=O I R

,oJ

:~,_.,,

. . . . ,,,,~,..,,..:............. j / v ~

:!! !i ....

~

a s case

-

,~,j=.o....

--

OH

....

/.j~

~

.

.

.

.

.

-:~

Acylcarnitine +

X

CoA

CYTOPLASM

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