Figure 2.
Metabolic roles of carnitine and other substances in the brain. Abbreviations: GLUT, glucose transporters; OCTN2, sodium-dependent carnitine organic cation transporter; CPT I, carnitine palmitoyltransferase I; CPT II, carnitine palmitoyltransferase II; CACT, carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase; CAT, carnitine acetyltransferase; CoASH, coenzyme A; Acetyl-CoA, acetyl coenzyme A; TCA cycle, tricarboxylic acid cycle.