Medical Definition of Acetoacetyl-coenzyme A

1. Intermediate in the oxidation of fatty acids and in the formation of ketone bodies; also formed from two molecules of acetyl-CoA; major role is condensation with acetyl-CoA to form the important beta-hydroxy-beta-methylglutaryl-CoA. Synonym: acetoacetyl-coenzyme A. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acetoacetyl-coenzyme A

acetized
acetizes
acetizing
aceto-
aceto-orcein stain
acetoacetate
acetoacetates
acetoacetic
acetoacetic acid
acetoacetyl
acetoacetyl-CoA
acetoacetyl-CoA reductase
acetoacetyl-CoA synthetase
acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase
acetoacetyl-acyl carrier protein synthase
acetoacetyl-coenzyme A (current term)
acetoacetyl-succinic thiophorase
acetoarsenite
acetobacteraceae
acetochlor
acetoclastic
acetoclastic bacteria
acetoclastis
acetogen
acetogenesis
acetogenic
acetogenic bacteria
acetogenin
acetogenins
acetohexamide

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