Study of the effects of fatty acids of varying chain length on carnitine palmitoyltransferase I and II mRNA abundance in tumor cells

• Grant number: 96/05091-7
• Support Opportunities: Scholarships in Brazil - Scientific Initiation
• Start date: October 01, 1996
• End date: September 30, 1997
• Field of knowledge: Biological Sciences - Biochemistry - Metabolism and Bioenergetics
• Principal Investigator: Alison Colquhoun
• Grantee: Fabio Eduardo Pinheiro de Mello
• Host Institution: Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas (ICB). Universidade de São Paulo (USP). São Paulo , SP, Brazil

Abstract

Camitine palmitoyl transferase (CPT) I and II control the rate of entry of fatty acyl CoA's and their subsequent beta-oxidation within the mitochondrion. The project will study the effects of fatty acids of varying chain length on the mRNA abundance of th (AU)