Ketone bodies
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ketone-bodies-183-15703194
title:
Ketone bodies
text:
Ketone bodies are water-soluble molecules or compounds that contain the ketone groups produced from fatty acids by the liver (ketogenesis). Ketone bodies are readily transported into tissues outside the liver, where they are converted into acetyl-CoA – which then enters the citric acid cycle and is oxidized for energy. These liver-derived ketone groups include acetoacetic acid (acetoacetate), beta-hydroxybutyrate, and acetone, a spontaneous breakdown product of acetoacetate. Ketone bodies are pr
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description:
Chemicals produced during fat metabolism
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ketone_bodies
date created:
2002-06-13T14:57:36Z
date modified:
2024-09-06T23:41:08Z
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