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ChEBI: The S-malonyl derivative of coenzyme A.

Malonyl CoA is a substrate for fatty acid biosynthesis and an inhibitor of fatty acid oxidation. Malonyl CoA is also a reversible inhibitor of mitochondrial carnitine palmitoyltransferase (CPT) 1[1][2].

Human Endogenous Metabolite

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[3] Zammit VA. Increased sensitivity of carnitine palmitoyltransferase I activity to malonyl-CoA inhibition after preincubation of intact rat liver mitochondria with micromolar concentrations of malonyl-CoA in vitro. Biochem J. 1983 Mar 15;210(3):953-6. DOI:10.1042/bj2100953