Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 1, muscle isoform
BE0017721ProteinHumansCPT1B
Catalyzes the transfer of the acyl group of long-chain fatty acid-CoA conjugates onto carnitine, an essential step for the mitochondrial uptake of long-chain fatty acids and their subsequent beta-oxidation in the mitochondrion. It is acted on by 4 drugs in DrugBank.
- Gene name
- CPT1B
- UniProtKB entry
- Q92523Swiss-Prot
- Cellular location
- Mitochondrion outer membrane
- Residues / weight
- 772 residues · 87,800 Da
- Also known as
- 2.3.1.21 · Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase I, muscle isoform · Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1B · Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I-like protein · CPT I
Resolves to
Pharmacology
Drugs
What you can answer from here — as of September 03, 2024
Which approved drugs act on Carnitine O-palmitoyltransferase 1, muscle isoform, how selective are they, and which programs against it are still in active trials?
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