Description :	Carnitine acetylase is specific for short chain fatty acids. Carnitine acetylase seems to affect the flux through the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex. It may be involved as well in the transport of acetyl-CoA into mitochondria.
Form :	50mM Tris, 8M Urea, pH8.0.
Molecular Mass :	69.6 kDa
Purity :	> 80% as determined by SDS-PAGE and Coomassie blue staining
Concentration :	>50 ug/mL as determined by microplate BCA method

Gene Name	CRAT carnitine O-acetyltransferase [ Homo sapiens ]
Official Symbol	CRAT
Synonyms	CRAT; carnitine O-acetyltransferase; carnitine acetyltransferase; CAT1; CAT; carnitine acetylase;
Gene ID	1384
mRNA Refseq	NM_000755
Protein Refseq	NP_000746
MIM	600184
UniProt ID	P43155