. "\"The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of carnitine (hydroxy-trimethyl aminobutyric acid), a compound that participates in the transfer of acyl groups across the inner mitochondrial membrane.\" [GOC:jl, ISBN:0198506732]" . . "carnitine catabolic process" . "carnitine breakdown" . "carnitine catabolism" . "carnitine degradation" . "vitamin Bt catabolic process" . "vitamin Bt catabolism" . . . .