L-carnitine and acetylcarnitine in human sperm with normal and reduced motility.
The differences in the acetylcarnitine/carnitine ratio and the percent of the acetylation in sperm seminal samples have been investigated. The impairment of the enzymatic system controlling the reaction carnitine acetylcarnitine may lead to a defective spermatozoal motility.
D000107:Acetylation; D000108:Acetylcarnitine / Q000032:analysis*; D002331:Carnitine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013081:Sperm Motility; D013094:Spermatozoa / Q000032:analysis*
D000108:Acetylcarnitine; D002331:Carnitine