acetoacetyl-CoA

[ăs′ĭ-tō-ə-sēt′l-kō′ā′, -ăs′ĭ-tl-, ə-sē′tō-]

n.

An intermediate in the oxidation of fatty acids.acetoacetyl coenzyme A

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