Acetone carboxylase

Template:Short description Template:Infobox enzyme In enzymology, an acetone carboxylase (Template:EnzExplorer) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction

acetone + CO₂ + ATP + 2 H₂O $\rightleftharpoons$ acetoacetate + AMP + 2 phosphate

The 4 substrates of this enzyme are acetone, CO₂, ATP, and H₂O, whereas its 3 products are acetoacetate, AMP, and phosphate.

This enzyme belongs to the family of ligases, specifically those forming carbon-carbon bonds. The systematic name of this enzyme class is acetone:carbon-dioxide ligase (AMP-forming).

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