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acetoacetate via a
mechanism involving acetylketene.
Ethyl (and other)
acetoacetates nitrosate readily with
equimolar sodium nitrite in
acetic acid, to afford...
- The
organic compound methyl acetoacetate is the
methyl ester of
acetoacetic acid. It is a
colorless liquid. It is used as a
chemical intermediate. Many...
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include acetoacetic acid (
acetoacetate), beta-hydroxybutyrate, and acetone, a
spontaneous breakdown product of
acetoacetate (see graphic).
Ketone bodies...
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Acetoacetate decarboxylase (AAD or ADC) is an
enzyme (EC 4.1.1.4)
involved in both the
ketone body
production pathway in
humans and
other mammals, and...
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acetoacetic acid
exists as its
conjugate base,
acetoacetate: AcCH2CO2H → AcCH2CO−2 + H+
Unbound acetoacetate is
primarily produced by
liver mitochondria...
- that
commonly appear in the
urine when fats are
burned for
energy are
acetoacetate and beta-hydroxybutyric acid.
Acetone is also
produced and is expired...
- It is a
ketogenic enzyme in the
liver that
catalyzes the
formation of
acetoacetate from HMG-CoA
within the mitochondria. It also
plays a
prominent role...
- acetyl-CoA
molecules can then be
converted into
ketone bodies: pyruvate,
acetoacetate, beta-hydroxybutyrate, and acetone.
These ketone bodies can function...
- enzymology, a butyrate-
acetoacetate CoA-transferase (EC 2.8.3.9) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
chemical reaction butanoyl-CoA +
acetoacetate ⇌ {\displaystyle...
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Acetoacetic ester synthesis is a
chemical reaction where ethyl acetoacetate is
alkylated at the α-carbon to both
carbonyl groups and then
converted into...
