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Carnitine O-Acetyltransferase MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Carnitine O-Acetyltransferase
Tree Number(s)
D08.811.913.050.134.150
D08.811.913.050.350.170
Unique ID
D002332
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002332
Annotation
do not confuse with CARNITINE ACYLTRANSFERASES
Scope Note
An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of O-acetylcarnitine from acetyl-CoA plus carnitine. EC 2.3.1.7.
Entry Term(s)
Carnitine Acetyltransferase
Carnitine-Acetyl-CoA-Transferase
Registry Numbers
EC 2.3.1.7
Related Numbers
9029-90-7
CAS Type 1 Name
Acetyl-CoA:carnitine O-acetyltransferase
Previous Indexing
Acetyltransferases (1973-1974)
Carnitine (1973-1974)
Public MeSH Note
98; see CARNITINE ACETYLTRANSFERASE 1991-97; see ACETYLTRANSFERASES 1975-90
History Note
98(75)
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1974/11/19
Revision Date
2003/07/09
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