| acetoacetate | A salt or ion of acetoacetic acid. A ketone body formed in ketogenesis. Synonym: diacetate. Acetoacetate decarboxylase, a carboxy-lyase cleaving CO2 from acetoacetate to form acetone. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| butyryl-CoA acetoacetate CoA transferase | <enzyme> Butyryl-CoA + acetoacetate yields butyrate + acetoacetyl-CoA Registry number: EC 2.8.3.- Synonym: butyryl-coenzyme a acetoacetate coenzyme a transferase (26 Jun 1999) |
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