Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2009
A patient with high rate of obesity was advised to use carnitine as a food additive in order to enhance "fat burning". What is the role of carnitine in the process of fat oxidation?
Answer options
- Transport of FFA (free fatty acids) from cytosol to the mitochondria
- Activation of intracellular lipolysis
- Transport of FFA from fat depots to the tissues
- It takes part in one of reactions of FFA beta-oxidation
- FFA activation
Correct answer
Transport of FFA (free fatty acids) from cytosol to the mitochondria
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