Reaction: 2 acetyl-CoA = CoA + acetoacetyl-CoA
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Other name(s): acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase; β-acetoacetyl coenzyme A thiolase; 2-methylacetoacetyl-CoA thiolase [misleading]; 3-oxothiolase; acetyl coenzyme A thiolase; acetyl-CoA acetyltransferase; acetyl-CoA:N-acetyltransferase; thiolase II
Systematic name: acetyl-CoA:acetyl-CoA C-acetyltransferase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, GTD, KEGG, Metacyc, PDB, UM-BBD, CAS registry number: 9027-46-7
References:
1. Lynen, F. and Ochoa, S. Enzymes of fatty acid metabolism. Biochim. Biophys. Acta 12 (1953) 299-314.
2. Stern, J.R., Drummond, G.I., Coon, M.J. and del Campillo, A. Enzymes of ketone body metabolism. I. Purification of an acetoacetate-synthesizing enzyme from ox liver. J. Biol. Chem. 235 (1960) 313-317.