carnitine palmitoyltransferase

Function

• carnitine palmitoyl transferases function primarily in the mitochondrial transport of fatty acyl CoA's with chain lengths of C12-C18
• shorter chain fatty acids can cross the inner mitochondrial membrane directly & be converted to their CoA derivatives in the mitochondrial matrix
• thus beta oxidation of C4-C10 is carnitine independent

More general terms

• carnitine acyltransferase
• mitochondrial membrane protein

More specific terms

• carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1 (CPT1)
• carnitine palmitoyltransferase-2 (CPT2)