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Ketogenesis Pathway

The common starting point for ketone body formation, fatty acid synthesis along with steroid formation including the synthesis of cholesterol is 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. read more

ACAT 1 HMG - CoA lyase ACAT 2 HMG - CoA synthase HMG - CoA reductase D-B hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase

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