Mammalian-microbial cometabolism of L-Carnitine in the context of atherosclerosisClaus, S. P. (2014) Mammalian-microbial cometabolism of L-Carnitine in the context of atherosclerosis. Cell Metabolism, 20 (5). pp. 699-700. ISSN 1550-4131 Full text not archived in this repository. It is advisable to refer to the publisher's version if you intend to cite from this work. See Guidance on citing. To link to this item DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2014.10.014 Abstract/Summaryg-butyrobetaine has long been known as the precursor of endogenous L-carnitine synthesis. In this issue, Koeth et al. (2014) demonstrate that it is also a major metabolite of L-carnitine degradation by gut bacteria that precedes the enteric production of trimethylamine and trimethylamine-N-oxide.
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