| acetoacetyl coenzyme A |
a thioester of acetoacetic acid and coenzyme A. It is an important metabolic intermediate in the oxidation of fatty acids, as a fuel for the citric acid cycle in brain and nervous tissue, and as a precursor of cholesterol. Written also acetoacetyl CoA.
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