title: The synthesis of short- and long-chain acylarnitine by etio-chloroplasts of greening barley leaves.
abstract: Etio-chloroplasts of barley, purified on sucrose density gradients were shown to possess carnitine long-chain acyltransferase (carnitine palmitoyltransferase, EC 2.3.1.21) activity and carnitine short-chain acyltransferase (carnitine acetyltransferase EC 2.3.1.7) activity. These enzymes may play a role in the transport of acyl groups as acylcarnitines through the membrane barrier of barley etio-chloroplasts and also 'or alternatively' may spare CoA by transferring short- and long-chain acyl groups from short-and long-chain acyl CoA to carnitine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biology, Newcastle University, NE1 7RU, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: M N
authors.initials: MN
authors.lastname: Jalil
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ariffin
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Cooke
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: McLaren
authors.forename: B C
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Yong
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wood