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It has been purified from many sources, such as Pseudomonas, [30] rat, [31] [32] [33] cow, [34] guinea pig [35] and human. [36] Recombinant human γ-butyrobetaine hydroxylase has also been produced by Escherichia coli [27] and baculoviruses [26] systems. Scheme describing the biosynthetic pathway of L-carnitine in humans.
The form present in the body is l-carnitine, which is also the form present in food. Food sources rich in l-carnitine are animal products, particularly beef and pork. [1] Red meats tend to have higher levels of l-carnitine. [1] [24] Adults eating diverse diets that contain animal products attain about 23–135 mg of carnitine per day.
Gamma-butyrobetaine dioxygenase (also known as BBOX, GBBH or γ-butyrobetaine hydroxylase) is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the BBOX1 gene. [5] [6] Gamma-butyrobetaine dioxygenase catalyses the formation of L-carnitine from gamma-butyrobetaine, the last step in the L-carnitine biosynthesis pathway. [7]
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The enzymatic functions include the synthesis of collagen, carnitine, and neurotransmitters; the synthesis and catabolism of tyrosine; and the metabolism of microsomes. In nonenzymatic functions it acts as a reducing agent, donating electrons to oxidized molecules and preventing oxidation in order to keep iron and copper atoms in their reduced ...
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Palmitoylcarnitine is an ester derivative of carnitine involved in the metabolism of fatty acids.During the tricarboxylic acid cycle (TCA), fatty acids undergo a process known as β-oxidation to produce energy in the form of ATP. β-oxidation occurs primarily within mitochondria, however the mitochondrial membrane prevents the entry of long chain fatty acids (>C10), so the conversion of fatty ...
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