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acetoacetate decarboxylase activity

Known as: acetoacetate carboxy-lyase (acetone-forming), acetoacetate carboxy-lyase activity, acetoacetic acid decarboxylase activity 
Catalysis of the reaction: acetoacetate + H(+) = acetone + CO(2). [EC:4.1.1.4, RHEA:19732]
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2017
2017
Swit_4259, an acetoacetate decarboxylase-like enzyme from Sphingomonas wittichii RW1.
The Gram-negative bacterium Sphingomonas wittichii RW1 is notable for its ability to metabolize a variety of aromatic… Expand
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Highly Cited
1992
Highly Cited
1992
Physiological Events in Clostridium acetobutylicum during the Shift from Acidogenesis to Solventogenesis in Continuous Culture and Presentation of a Model for Shift Induction.
The pH of continuous cultures of Clostridium acetobutylicum growing at pH 5.6 was allowed to decrease to 4.3 after acid… Expand
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1988
1988
Regulation of coenzyme A transferase and acetoacetate decarboxylase activities in Clostridium acetobutylicum.
The activity of two enzymes involved in acetone production in Clostridium acetobutylicum, acetoacetate decarboxylase and coenzyme… Expand
1985
1985
Rat acetoacetic acid decarboxylase inhibition by acetone.
Although in mammals, acetone formation from acetoacetic acid is normally regarded as a non-enzymatic (spontaneous) process, the… Expand
Highly Cited
1983
Highly Cited
1983
Acidic Conditions Are Not Obligatory for Onset of Butanol Formation by Clostridium beijerinckii (Synonym, C. butylicum).
Factors that may initiate the metabolic transition for butanol production were investigated in batch cultures of Clostridium… Expand
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1976
1976
Mammalian acetoacetate decarboxylase activity. Its distribution in subfractions of human albumin and occurrence in various tissues of the rat.
In this article further information is presented about the characteristics of the mammalian enzyme acetoacetate decarboxylase… Expand
1972
1972
Evidence for the existence of mammalian acetoacetate decarboxylase: with special reference to human blood serum.
In this article evidence is presented for the existence of mammalian acetoacetate decarboxylase (acetoacetate carboxy-lyase: E.G… Expand
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