Term Information

Accession
GO:0046952
Name
ketone body catabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
ketolysis, ketone body breakdown, ketone body catabolism, ketone body degradation, utilization of ketone bodies
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ketone bodies, any one of the three substances: acetoacetate, D-3-hydroxybutyrate (beta-hydroxybutyrate) or acetone. Ketone bodies can be used as an energy source as an alternative to glucose. Utilization of ketone bodies in peripheral tissues involves conversion of acetoacetate to acetoacetyl-CoA, which is then converted to two molecules of acetyl-CoA. Source: ISBN:0198506732
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0046952 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of ketone body catabolic process (GO:0046952)
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ketone body catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  cellular catabolic process (GO:0044248)
ketone body catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  small molecule catabolic process (GO:0044282)
ketone body catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  cellular ketone body metabolic process (GO:0046950)
ketone body catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  fatty acid derivative catabolic process (GO:1901569)
ketone body catabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  ketone body metabolic process (GO:1902224)
Children of ketone body catabolic process (GO:0046952)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
acetoacetic acid catabolic process (GO:0043442) [is_a relation] is_a  ketone body catabolic process
MetaCyc
PWY66-368
Reactome
R-HSA-77108