Apolipoprotein LIPID-METABOLISM - 12.3
Apolipoprotein LIPID-METABOLISM - 12.3
Apolipoprotein LIPID-METABOLISM - 12.3
CHEM 3
MMC-CAST_EDLUGUE
Ketone Body Production and
Metabolism
o Ketone bodies refers to the three biosynthetically
related compounds :
• acetoacetate
• β hydroxybutyrate
• acetone
• Produced in the liver from acetyl CoA substrate
and carried to extrahepatic tissues where
acetoacetate and β-hydroxybutyrate are
metabolized to produce energy.
Acetone - cannot be metabolized and is readily exhaled.
Structure of Ketone Bodies