fatty acyl carnitine

fatty acyl carnitine

[′fad·ē ′as·əl ′kär·nə‚tēn] (biochemistry) Transport form of fatty acids which allows them to cross the mitochondrial membrane; formed by reaction of fatty acyl-coenzyme A with carnitine by employing the enzyme carnitine acyltransferase. Also known as acyl carnitine.