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Accession
GO:0043438
Name
acetoacetic acid metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
3-oxobutanoate metabolic process, 3-oxobutanoate metabolism, 3-oxobutanoic acid metabolic process, 3-oxobutanoic acid metabolism, acetoacetate metabolic process, acetoacetate metabolism, acetoacetic acid metabolism, beta ketobutyric acid metabolic process, beta ketobutyric acid metabolism, beta-ketobutyric acid metabolic process, beta-ketobutyric acid metabolism, diacetic acid metabolic process, diacetic acid metabolism
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving acetoacetic acid, 3-oxobutanoic acid; the empirical formula is C4H6O3 or CH3COCH2COOH. Source: Wikipedia:Acetoacetic_acid
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History
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Parents of acetoacetic acid metabolic process (GO:0043438)
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acetoacetic acid metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  short-chain fatty acid metabolic process (GO:0046459)
acetoacetic acid metabolic process [RO:0004007 relation] RO:0004007  acetoacetate (CHEBI:13705)
acetoacetic acid metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  ketone body metabolic process (GO:1902224)
Children of acetoacetic acid metabolic process (GO:0043438)
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acetoacetic acid biosynthetic process (GO:0043441) [is_a relation] is_a  acetoacetic acid metabolic process
acetoacetic acid catabolic process (GO:0043442) [is_a relation] is_a  acetoacetic acid metabolic process
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