Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry
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ISBN: 9781285869759
Author: Frederick A. Bettelheim, William H. Brown, Mary K. Campbell, Shawn O. Farrell, Omar Torres
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 28, Problem 28.29P
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The conversion of acetoacetate to ß-hydroxybutyrate and acetone should be explained.

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The conversion of ß-hydroxybutyrate to acetoacetate occurs in the presence of ß-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenases that involves conversion of NAD to NADH+. The conversion of acetoacetate to acetone is a decarboxylation reaction.

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Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry

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