Ketone bodies
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Some acetyl-coa is converted to ketone bodies like
Acetone, acetoacetate, beta hydroxybutyrate
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When are ketone bodies made and used
When starving and no carbs available for glycolysis and TCA.
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Acetyl-coa and thiolase →
Acetoacetyl-CoA
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HMG-CoA synthase
3-Hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA (HMG COA)
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HMG-CoA lyase
Acetoacetate + acetyl-coa
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Beta-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase
Reduces acetoacetate to acetone and beta hydroxybutyrate
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What enzymes reconvert ketone bodies to acetyl-coa
Beta-ketoacyl-coa transferase and thiolase
