Pathway
Utilization of Ketone Bodies
The levels of acetone in ketone bodies are much lower than those of acetoacetic acid and beta-hydroxybutyric acid. Acetone cannot be converted back to acetyl-CoA, and is excreted in urine, or breathed out through the lungs. Extrahepatic tissues utilize ketone bodies by converting the beta-hydroxybutyrate successively to acetoacetate, acetoacetatyl-CoA, finally to acetyl-CoA.
REACT:R-HSA-77108Reactome
What the reference databases state
Statements
4 statements
4 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: Utilization of Ketone Bodies · Sources: Reactome
- ACAT1 participates in Utilization of Ketone BodiesProteinReactome R-HSA-77108Inferred only
- BDH1 participates in Utilization of Ketone BodiesProteinReactome R-HSA-77108Inferred only
- OXCT1 participates in Utilization of Ketone BodiesProteinReactome R-HSA-77108Inferred only
- OXCT2 participates in Utilization of Ketone BodiesProteinReactome R-HSA-77108Inferred only