acetoacetic acid

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A ketone body, CH₃COCH₂COOH, excreted in the urine in certain diabetic conditions.

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acetoacetic acid - unstable acid found in abnormal amounts in the blood and urine in some cases of impaired metabolism (as diabetes mellitus or starvation)

acetone body, ketone body - a ketone that is an intermediate product of the breakdown of fats in the body; any of three compounds (acetoacetic acid, acetone, and/or beta-hydroxybutyric acid) found in excess in blood and urine of persons with metabolic disorders

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acetone body beta-hydroxybutyric acid ketone ketone body			During starvation, nervous tissue and brain cells will use Acetoacetic acid . Hypothesis Could the Culprit Behind the Auto-Immune Disease Epidemic ... by colleen darnell / Science and technology, general community Therefore, if the presence of a slight but definite purple color that appeared less than the "small color block" was reported as negative, the presence of acetoacetic acid at detectable levels would be unreported. Trace urine acetone by Baer, Daniel M. / Medical Laboratory Observer Acesulfame-potassium (Sunnett, Sweet One); This product is made from acetoacetic acid (otherwise known as vinegar) and has a molecular structure similar to saccharin. The scoop on sugar and your health by Women's Health Letter			acetabulum acetal acetaldehyde acetaldol acetamide acetaminophen acetanilid acetanilide Acetarious Acetary acetate acetate disk acetate rayon Acetated acetic acetic acid acetic anhydride Acetification Acetifier acetify Acetimeter acetimetry Acetin Acetize aceto- acetoacetic acid acetol acetometer acetonaemia acetone acetone body acetonemia Acetonic acetonuria acetophenetidin Acetophenone Acetose Acetosity acetous Acetous acid Acetous fermentation acetphenetidin acetum acetyl acetyl chloride acetyl coenzyme A acetyl group acetyl radical acetyl-coA acetylate acetylation			acetification acetified acetifier acetifies acetify acetifying Acetimeter Acetimetry Acetin Acetin acetine Acetize Acetlycholine Receptor Inducing Activity Aceto Aceto Aceto Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale Aceto Balsamico Tradizionale di Modena Aceto Lactate Synthase aceto- aceto- Acetoacet-Meta-Xylidide Acetoacet-O-Chloroanilide Acetoacet-O-Toluidide Acetoacet-P-Anisidide acetoacetate acetoacetate acetoacetate acetoacetate Acetoacetates acetoacetic acid acetoacetic ester Acetoacetic ester condensation Acetoacetyl Acetoacetyl Acetoacetyl Acetoacetyl CoA Acetoacetyl CoA Acetoacetyl coenzyme A Acetoacetyl coenzyme A acetoacetyl-CoA acetoamidoacetic acid Acetobacter Acetobacter Acetobacter aceti Acetobacter peroxidans Acetobacter peroxidans Acetobacter suboxydans Acetobacter xylinum Acetobacter xylinum Acetobacteraceae Acetobacteria Acetobacteria Acetobutyl Fermentation acetoclastic bacteria acetoclastis Acetogen Acetogenic bacteria Acetohexamide Acetohexamide acetohydroxamic acid

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