Overview:
The common starting point for ketone body formation, fatty acid synthesis, along with steroid formation including the synthesis of cholesterol, is the linkage of two acetyl-CoA units into longer chains. The first step in this process is the reaction: 2 acetylCoA = acetoacetyl-CoA by the enzyme ACAT1, also called thiolase. Processing of acetoacetyl-CoA to more complex molecules occurs in the cytosol using the key enzymes shown in the ketogenesis pathway diagram.
MitoSciences also provides a monoclonal antibody against HMG-CoA lyase, providing a monitor of ketone body formation in the liver and ketone body breakdown in other tissues.
Click the thumbnail to the right for a schematic of ketogenesis enzymes.
Monoclonal Antibodies
|
Browse Products By:
|
|
|
|
|
|
Product Search:
|
|
|
|
