however , the effect of carnitine on the incorporation of 14c-labeled glucose , pyruvate , acetate , and citrate into fatty acids by lung tissue slices indicated that acetylcarnitine may not be a significant acetyl carrier for fatty acid synthesis but may serve as an acetyl `` '' buffer '' '' in the control of mitochondrial acetyl-coa levels .
C0007258
carnitine
C0001040
acetylcarnitine