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Ketone bodies are synthesized from acety-CoA only when carbohydrates are not available. Why is this the...

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Ketone bodies are synthesized from acety-CoA only whencarbohydrates are not available. Why is this the case? Consider howgluconeogenesis, TCA, ACC, and circulating hormones play a role indirecting carbon toward these molecules.

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Ketone bodies are Chemicals that the body makes when there is not enough insulin and glucose in the blood and it must break down fat instead of the sugar glucose for energy The ketone bodies acetone acetoacetate and betahydroxybutyrate are toxic acidic chemicals In the early stages of a fast there is a shift in liver metabolism from glucose storage to glucose    See Answer
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