FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase activity ID (Ontology) GO:0004095 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Catalysis of the reaction: palmitoyl-CoA + L-carnitine = CoA + L-palmitoylcarnitine.[ EC:2 ]
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palmitoyltransferase activity
 |__O-palmitoyltransferase activity_________________________________________
acyltransferase activity, transferring groups other than amino-acyl groups  |
 |__carnitine O-acyltransferase activity____________________________________|
                                                                            carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase activity  2 rec.
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  • "acylcarnitine transferase activity" RELATED[ EC:2 ]
    "carnitine palmitoyltransferase activity" RELATED[ EC:2 ]
    "carnitine palmitoyltransferase I" RELATED[ EC:2 ]
    "carnitine palmitoyltransferase II" RELATED[ EC:2 ]
    "carnitine palmitoyltransferase-A" RELATED[ EC:2 ]
    "CPT" RELATED[ EC:2 ]
    "CPT I (outer membrane carnitine palmitoyl transferase)" RELATED[ EC:2 ]
    "CPT-A" RELATED[ EC:2 ]
    "CPT-B" RELATED[ EC:2 ]
    "CPTi" RELATED[ EC:2 ]
    "CPTo" RELATED[ EC:2 ]
    "L-carnitine palmitoyltransferase activity" RELATED[ EC:2 ]
    "outer malonyl-CoA inhibitable carnitine palmitoyltransferase activity" RELATED[ EC:2 ]
    "palmitoyl-CoA:L-carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase activity" RELATED[ EC:2 ]
    "palmitoylcarnitine transferase activity" RELATED[ EC:2 ]
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EC:2.3.1.21
MetaCyc:CARNITINE-O-PALMITOYLTRANSFERASE-RXN
Reactome:R-HSA-200406 "CPT1A transfers PALM to CAR"
Reactome:R-HSA-9911362 "CPT1B transfers PALM to CAR"
RHEA:12661