acetoacetyl coenzyme A

acetoacetyl coenzyme A
ac·e·to·ac·e·tyl co·en·zyme A (as″ə-to-asґə-təl) (ə-seґto-as-ə-tēl″ ko-enґzīm) 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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