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ketone bodies biosynthetic pathway  
Those metabolic reactions involved in the synthesis of acetoacetate and beta-hydroxybutyrate, also known as ketone bodies, although only acetoacetate is a ketone. Generally, the acetyl-CoA derived from fatty acid oxidation enters the citrate cycle. In the liver, a substantial fraction of acetyl-CoA is converted to ketone bodies which are then released into the bloodstream to supply peripheral tissues.
ketone bodies degradation pathway 

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Related Synonyms: Synthesis of Ketone Bodies ;   ketone biosynthetic process
Definition Sources: GO:0042181, KEGG:map00072, MCW Libraries:QU4 V876f 2008, Reactome:R-HSA-77111

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