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Category:GO:0046951 ! ketone body biosynthetic process
name: ketone body biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
def: "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of ketone bodies, any one of the three substances: acetoacetate, D-3-hydroxybutyrate (beta-hydroxybutyrate) or acetone. Biosynthesis involves the formation of hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA, which is cleaved to acetate and acetyl-CoA." [ISBN:0198506732]
synonym: "ketone body anabolism" EXACT []
synonym: "ketone body biosynthesis" EXACT []
synonym: "ketone body formation" EXACT []
synonym: "ketone body synthesis" EXACT []
is_a: GO:0044249 ! cellular biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0044283 ! small molecule biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:0046950 ! cellular ketone body metabolic process
is_a: GO:1901570 ! fatty acid derivative biosynthetic process
is_a: GO:1902224 ! ketone body metabolic process
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<GOterm>GO:0046951</GOterm>
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