Medical Definition of Acetoacetyl-CoA synthetase

1. Catalyses the conversion of acetoacetate and CoA in the presence of ATP to yield AMP, pyrophosphate and acetoacetyl-CoA; the latter is the first intermediate in cholesterogenesis; also acts more slowly on l-3-hydroxybutanoate Registry number: EC 6.2.1.16 Synonym: acetoacetyl-CoA ligase, acetoacetate-CoA ligase, acetoacetyl-coenzyme a synthetase (26 Jun 1999)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Acetoacetyl-CoA Synthetase

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

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