Role of L carnitine in the transport of long chain fatty acids through Download Scientific Diagram Function of carnitine in the transport of mitochondrial long chain Download Scientific Diagram Carnitine Shuttle an overview ScienceDirect Topics The Role of l Carnitine in Mitochondria, Prevention of Metabolic Inflexibility and Disease Initiation The Role of l Carnitine in Mitochondria, Prevention of Metabolic Inflexibility and Disease Initiation L carnitine is primarily synthesized in the liver from the amino acids lysine and methionine through a series of four enzymatic reactions, with the liver and kidneys converting the precursor butyrobetaine into active