FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term carnitine O-octanoyltransferase activity ID (Ontology) GO:0008458 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Catalysis of the reaction: (R)-carnitine + octanoyl-CoA = CoA + O-octanoyl-(R)-carnitine.
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  acyltransferase activity, transferring groups other than amino-acyl groups
   |__carnitine O-acyltransferase activity
       |__carnitine O-octanoyltransferase activity  1 rec.
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  • "carnitine medium-chain acyltransferase activity" RELATED[ EC:2 ]
    "easily solubilized mitochondrial carnitine palmitoyltransferase" NARROW[ EC:2 ]
    "medium-chain/long-chain carnitine acyltransferase activity" RELATED[ EC:2 ]
    "octanoyl-CoA:L-carnitine O-octanoyltransferase activity" RELATED[ EC:2 ]
    "overt mitochondrial carnitine palmitoyltransferase" NARROW[ EC:2 ]
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EC:2.3.1.137
KEGG_REACTION:R03779
MetaCyc:CARNITINE-O-OCTANOYLTRANSFERASE-RXN
Reactome:R-HSA-390281 "4,8-dimethylnonanoyl-CoA + carnitine => 4,8-dimethylnonanoylcarnitine + CoASH"
RHEA:17177