acetoacetyl-CoA synthetase

Preferred Label : acetoacetyl-CoA synthetase;

MeSH note : catalyzes the conversion of acetoacetate & CoA in the presence of ATP to yield AMP, pyrophosphate & acetoacetyl-CoA; the latter is the first intermediate in cholesterogenesis; also acts more slowly on L-3-hydroxybutanoate;

MeSH synonym : acetoacetyl-CoA ligase; acetoacetyl-coenzyme A synthetase; acetoacetate-CoA ligase;

Registry Number MeSH : EC 6.2.1.16;

Is substance : O;

UNII : EC 6.2.1.16;

Details

Origin ID

C023747;

UMLS CUI

C0050449;

MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- coenzyme a ligases [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- acetoacetyl-CoA synthetase [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Enzyme [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Acetoacetate-coenzyme A ligase (substance) [SNOMED CT concept]
- acetoacetate-coa ligase [SNOMED Notion]

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