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Results 1 - 8 of 8 for Essential fatty acid
  1. Carnitine palmitoyltransferase I deficiency 
    ... found in the liver. Carnitine palmitoyltransferase 1A is essential for fatty acid oxidation, which is the multistep process that breaks ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...rnitine-palmitoyltransferase-i-deficiency - Genetics
  2. Carnitine palmitoyltransferase II deficiency 
    ... enzyme called carnitine palmitoyltransferase 2. This enzyme is essential for fatty acid oxidation, which is the multistep process that breaks ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...nitine-palmitoyltransferase-ii-deficiency - Genetics
  3. Carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase deficiency 
    ... called carnitine-acylcarnitine translocase (CACT). This protein is essential for fatty acid oxidation, a multistep process that breaks down (metabolizes) ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/...tine-acylcarnitine-translocase-deficiency - Genetics
  4. Zellweger spectrum disorder 
    ... group of proteins known as peroxins, which are essential for the formation and ... fatty acids and certain toxic compounds. They are also important ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/zellweger-spectrum-disorder - Genetics
  5. Peroxisomal acyl-CoA oxidase deficiency 
    ... of certain fat molecules called very long-chain fatty acids (VLCFAs). Specifically, it is involved in the first step of a process called the peroxisomal fatty acid beta-oxidation pathway. This process shortens the VLCFA ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../peroxisomal-acyl-coa-oxidase-deficiency - Genetics
  6. Palmoplantar keratoderma with deafness 
    ... oxidative phosphorylation, mitochondria use oxygen, simple sugars, and fatty acids to create adenosine triphosphate (ATP), the cell's ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../palmoplantar-keratoderma-with-deafness - Genetics
  7. Wiedemann-Rautenstrauch syndrome 
    ... amino acids) into working proteins. This process is essential for the normal functioning and survival of cells ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../wiedemann-rautenstrauch-syndrome - Genetics
  8. Pol III-related leukodystrophy 
    ... amino acids) into working proteins; this process is essential for the normal functioning and survival of cells. ...
    https://medlineplus.gov/.../condition/pol-iii-related-leukodystrophy - Genetics