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Abstract
Aliphatic acylearnitines isolated from a water-soluble fraction of beef heart have been characterized by gas chromatography and mass spectrometry. The following acyl residues derived from the acylcarnitine fraction were unequivocally identified: acetyl, propionyl, isobutyryl, butyryl, alpha-methylbutyryl, valeryl, isovaleryl, tiglyl, and caproyl. beta-methylcrotonyl and methacrylyl were tentatively identified. This occurrence of considerable quantities of branched-chain acylcarnitines indicates a role for carnitine in branched-chain amino acid metabolism.Entities:
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Year: 1977 PMID: 268629 PMCID: PMC431294 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.74.7.2795
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A ISSN: 0027-8424 Impact factor: 11.205