Bundle: Introduction to General, Organic and Biochemistry, 11th + OWLv2, 4 terms (24 months) Printed Access Card
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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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