Ketogenesis
The process called ketogenesis takes place in the liver.
a. What are some conditions that promote ketogenesis?
b. What are the names of the three compounds called ketone bodies?
a. When excess acetyl CoA cannot be processed by the citric acid cycle, acetyl CoA molecules enter the ketogenesis pathway and form ketone bodies.
b. The ketone bodies are acetoacetate, 3-hydroxybutyrate, and acetone.