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Abstract
The existence of acetoacetyl-CoA synthetase in rat brain cytosol is reported. The coupling of this enzyme with cytosolic acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase can provide acetyl-CoA for lipogenesis and cholesterol synthesis without the need for mitochondrial participation. This new route for acetoacetate utilization may be important in developing brain.Entities:
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Year: 1973 PMID: 4724596 PMCID: PMC1177633 DOI: 10.1042/bj1320653
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857