# carnitine shuttle

> The transfer of acyl groups to and from acyl-CoA molecules to form O-acylcarnitine, which can exchange across the mitochondrial inner membrane with unacylated carnitine.

**Wikidata**: [Q14912535](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q14912535)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/carnitine-shuttle


## References

1. Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07
2. Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01
3. UMLS 2023