Reaction: acetoacetyl-CoA + H2O = CoA + acetoacetate
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Other name(s): acetoacetyl coenzyme A hydrolase; acetoacetyl CoA deacylase; acetoacetyl coenzyme A deacylase
Systematic name: acetoacetyl-CoA hydrolase
Links to other databases: BRENDA, EXPASY, KEGG, Metacyc, CAS registry number: 37288-10-1
References:
1. Aragón, J.J. and Lowenstein, J.M. A survey of enzymes which generate or use acetoacetyl thioesters in rat liver. J. Biol. Chem. 258 (1983) 4725-4733. [PMID: 6131897]
2. Drummond, G.I. and Stern, J.R. Enzymes of ketone body metabolism. II. Properties of an acetoacetate-synthesizing enzyme prepared from ox liver. J. Biol. Chem. 235 (1960) 318-325.