Lactate competes with fatty acids for mitochondrial oxidation and inhibits fatty acid metabolism by blocking carnitine palmitoyltransferases.

“the path of degradation of lactate is to generate this acetal COA and that inhibits the enzymes of that transport aceto COA or fatty acids into the mitochondria so lactate basically shuts the door blocks fatty acid metabolism so it inhibits and inos and I have shown this uh bux the cpt1 and two the carnitine palate Transporters these are Transporters that allow fatty acids to get into the mitochondria for oxidation”