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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
acetoacetic acid metabolic process +   
alcohol biosynthetic process +   
diaminopimelate biosynthetic process 
fatty acid methyl ester biosynthetic process 
fatty acid primary amide biosynthetic process  
fatty alcohol biosynthetic process +  
fatty-acyl-CoA biosynthetic process +   
formaldehyde biosynthetic process  
hypochlorous acid biosynthetic process  
Kdo2-lipid A biosynthetic process 
ketone biosynthetic process +   
ketone body biosynthetic process +   
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.
ketone body catabolic process +   
leukotriene A4 biosynthetic process  
leukotriene B4 biosynthetic process 
leukotriene D4 biosynthetic process  
lipoxin biosynthetic process +   
lovastatin biosynthetic process +  
monosaccharide biosynthetic process +   
nucleobase-containing small molecule biosynthetic process +   
organic acid biosynthetic process +   
urate biosynthetic process  
vitamin biosynthetic process +   
wax biosynthetic process +   

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: ketone body anabolism ;   ketone body biosynthesis ;   ketone body formation ;   ketone body synthesis
Xrefs: Reactome:R-HSA-77111 "Synthesis of Ketone Bodies"
Definition Sources: ISBN:0198506732

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