Beta-Hydroxybutyrate Assay Kit (Colorimetric)

Arigo Biolaboratories

Beta-Hydroxybutyrate Assay Kit (Colorimetric)

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Functional Assay

30 microM

~30 min

Research Use Only

Unconjugated

Ketone bodies are water-soluble molecules or compounds that contain the ketone groups produced from fatty acids by the liver (ketogenesis). Ketone bodies are readily transported into tissues outside the liver, where they are converted into acetyl-CoA (acetyl-Coenzyme A)-which then enters the citric acid cycle (Krebs cycle) and is oxidized for energy. These liver-derived ketone groups include acetoacetic acid (acetoacetate), beta-hydroxybutyrate, and acetone, a spontaneous breakdown product of acetoacetate (see graphic).

-80°C

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