Acetoacetic acid

Description: Acetoacetic acid (3-oxobutanoic acid) is a beta-keto acid and oxidative stress inducer, produced in the body when poor hepatic metabolism leads to excessive catabolism of fatty acids, is involved in the process of gluconeogenesis, and can be used as an indicator of in ketoacidosis. Target: Endogenous Metabolite. Smiles: O=C(O)CC(=O)C. References: Shi X, et al. Acetoacetic acid induces oxidative stress to inhibit the assembly of very low density lipoprotein in bovine hepatocytes. J Dairy Res. 2016 Nov,83(4):442-446.