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Carnitine Biosynthesis Pathway

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Lesson on Carnitine Biosynthesis. Carnitine is an important metabolite that is required for transportation of long chain fatty acids into the mitochondria via the Carnitine shuttle. Carnitine can be derived from dietary sources or from biosynthetic pathways. In the body, Carnitine can be synthesized from the amino acids lysine and methionine via several enzymatic steps.

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