Meaning carnitine
What does carnitine mean? Here you find 8 meanings of the word carnitine. You can also add a definition of carnitine yourself

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carnitine


A substance made in the muscle and liver tissue and found in certain foods, such as meat, poultry, fish, and some dairy products. It is used by many cells in the body to make energy from fatty acids.
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carnitine


a compound derived from the amino acid lysine; aids fatty-acid metabolism, energy and growth.
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carnitine


a compound that is required to transport long-chain fatty acids across the inner membrane of the mitochondria, in the form of acyl-carnitine, where they can be metabolized for energy.
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carnitine


Constituent of Striated Muscle and liver. It is used therapeutically to stimulate gastric and pancreatic Secretions and in the treatment of Hyperlipoproteinemias.
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carnitine


An Acetic Acid ester of Carnitine that facilitates Movement of Acetyl CoA into the matrices of mammalian Mitochondria during the oxidation of Fatty Acids.
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carnitine


Constituent of striated muscle and liver. It is used therapeutically to stimulate gastric and pancreatic secretions and in the treatment of hyperlipoproteinemias.
Source: medicaldictionaryweb.com

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carnitine


A substance made in the muscle and liver tissue and found in certain foods, such as meat, poultry, fish, and some dairy products. It is used by many cells in the body to make energy from fatty acids.
Source: dana-farber.org (offline)

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carnitine


(beta-hydroxy-gamma-N-trimiethylamino-butyrate). Responsible for the transport of long chain fatty acids into mitochondria.
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