Ketone Bodies

Name
Ketone Bodies
Accession Number
DBCAT002910
Description

The metabolic substances ACETONE; 3-HYDROXYBUTYRIC ACID; and acetoacetic acid (ACETOACETATES). They are produced in the liver and kidney during FATTY ACIDS oxidation and used as a source of energy by the heart, muscle and brain.

Drugs
DrugDrug Description
Acetoacetic acidNot Available
Drugs & Drug Targets
DrugTargetType
Acetoacetic acidFumarylacetoacetasetarget
Acetoacetic acidMonocarboxylate transporter 2transporter
Acetoacetic acidMonocarboxylate transporter 1transporter
Acetoacetic acidMonocarboxylate transporter 4transporter
Acetoacetic acidSodium-coupled monocarboxylate transporter 1transporter