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. 1973 Jun;134(2):655–658. doi: 10.1042/bj1340655

Some aspects of carnitine metabolism in avocado (Persea americana) (Short Communication)

R A Panter 1,*, J B Mudd 1
PMCID: PMC1177855  PMID: 16742829

Abstract

The fact that palmitoyl-l-carnitine is oxidized by avocado mitochondria at a rate comparable with that of succinate oxidation suggests that there are at least two systems for β-oxidation in higher plants. The carnitine-associated system is located in a mitochondrial fraction, whereas the glyoxylate-cycle-associated system is located in the glyoxysomes.

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