Effects of carnitine and its congeners on eicosanoid discharge from rat cells: implications for release of TNFα

• Main Authors: Ingrid M. Garrelds (Author), Graham R. Elliott (Author), Wanda M. Pruimboom (Author), Freek J. Zijlstra (Author), Iván L. Bonta (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 1993-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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THE acyl carrier coenzyme A (CoA) is involved in fatty acid metabolism. The carnitine/CoA ratio is of particular importance in regulating the transport of long-chain fatty acids into mitochondria for oxidation. Also CoA has a role in the formation and breakdown of products from both the cyclooxygena...