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acetoacetate decarboxylase

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[EC 4.1.1.4]

a carboxy-lyase cleaving CO₂ from acetoacetate to form acetone.

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Acetone is formed in the body mainly by the spontaneous decarboxylation of acetoacetate and, to a lesser degree, by the enzymatic conversion of acetoacetate to acetone via the enzyme acetoacetate decarboxylase (20).

Breath acetone as a measure of systemic ketosis assessed in a rat model of the ketogenic diet

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