Acetoacetyl-CoA

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Acetoacetyl-CoA
Identifiers
CAS number [1420-36-6]
PubChem 74
MeSH acetoacetyl+CoA
Properties
Molecular formula C25H40N7O18P3S
Molar mass 851.609 g/mol
Except where noted otherwise, data are given for
materials in their standard state
(at 25 °C, 100 kPa)

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Acetoacetyl CoA is precursor of HMG-CoA in the Mevalonate pathway.

It is created from acetyl-CoA by thiolase, and it is acted upon by HMG-CoA synthase to form HMG-CoA. (During the metabolism of leucine, this last reaction is reversed.)

Mevalonate pathway
Mevalonate pathway

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