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It is assumed that the whole family of carnitine acyltransferases share the same catalytic mechanism, because certain residues in the catalytic side (histidine343, serine554) are conserved throughout the family.

Histidine 343 is probably the most important residue in catalysis. First, it induces optimal substrate binding by forming a hydrogen bond between the hydrogen of the substrate’s reactive group ~~and its side chain~~. ~~After~~ all ~~substrate~~ attained the right position, the catalytic histidine residue is ready to extract a proton from either the hydroxyl group of carnitine or the thiol group of CoA. ~~Thus the~~ catalytic histidine residue can be considered as a general base in catalysis.Which proton is extracted depends on the direction of the reaction. Acyl- carnitine is formed by extracting a proton from carnitine, whereas acyl-CoA is formed by extracting a proton from CoA.

Histidine 343 is probably the most important residue in catalysis. First, it induces optimal substrate binding by forming a hydrogen bond between its side chain and the hydrogen atom of the substrate’s reactive group. As soon as all substrates attained the right position, the catalytic histidine residue is ready to extract a proton from either the hydroxyl group of carnitine or the thiol group of CoA. The catalytic histidine residue can be considered as a general base in catalysis.Which proton is extracted depends on the direction of the reaction. Acyl- carnitine is formed by extracting a proton from carnitine, whereas acyl-CoA is formed by extracting a proton from CoA.

The extraction of a hydrogen atom leads to the development of a tetrahedral oxyanion intermediate. This oxyanion is stabilized by the side chain hydroxyl of serine 554 through hydrogen bonding as well as by the positive charge on the trimethylammonium group of carnitine. Since the positive charge of the carnitine substrate is necessary for the carnitine acyltransferase mediated reaction to happen, this catalysis can be described as '''substrate-assisted catalysis'''.<ref name="structure1">PMID:15591000</ref>

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 [[Image:Machanism fatty acid transfer.jpg|thumb|700px|left]]
 It is assumed that the whole family of carnitine acyltransferases share the same catalytic mechanism, because certain residues in the catalytic side (histidine343, serine554) are conserved throughout the family.
-Histidine 343 is probably the most important residue in catalysis.  First, it induces optimal substrate binding by forming a hydrogen bond between the hydrogen of the substrate’s reactive group and its side chain. After all substrate attained the right position, the catalytic histidine residue is ready to extract a proton from either the hydroxyl group of carnitine or the thiol group of CoA. Thus the catalytic histidine residue can be considered as a general base in catalysis.Which proton is extracted depends on the direction of the reaction. Acyl- carnitine is formed by extracting a proton from carnitine, whereas acyl-CoA is formed by extracting a proton from CoA.
+Histidine 343 is probably the most important residue in catalysis.  First, it induces optimal substrate binding by forming a hydrogen bond between its side chain and the hydrogen atom of the substrate’s reactive group. As soon as all substrates attained the right position, the catalytic histidine residue is ready to extract a proton from either the hydroxyl group of carnitine or the thiol group of CoA. The catalytic histidine residue can be considered as a general base in catalysis.Which proton is extracted depends on the direction of the reaction. Acyl- carnitine is formed by extracting a proton from carnitine, whereas acyl-CoA is formed by extracting a proton from CoA.
 The extraction of a hydrogen atom leads to the development of a tetrahedral oxyanion intermediate. This oxyanion is stabilized by the side chain hydroxyl of serine 554 through hydrogen bonding as well as  by the positive charge on the trimethylammonium group of carnitine. Since the positive charge of the carnitine substrate is necessary for the carnitine acyltransferase mediated reaction to happen, this catalysis can be described as '''substrate-assisted catalysis'''.<ref name="structure1">PMID:15591000</ref>