| id | GO:0046952 Detailed information
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| name | ketone body catabolic process
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of ketone bodies, any one of the three substances: acetoacetate, D-3-hydroxybutyrate (beta-hydroxybutyrate) or acetone. Ketone bodies can be used as an energy source as an alternative to glucose. Utilization of ketone bodies in peripheral tissues involves conversion of acetoacetate to acetoacetyl-CoA, which is then converted to two molecules of acetyl-CoA." [ISBN:0198506732]
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| subset | gosubset_prok
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| is_a | GO:0044248 ! cellular catabolic process
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| is_a | GO:0044282 ! small molecule catabolic process
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| is_a | GO:0046950 ! cellular ketone body metabolic process
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