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• Acetone — In the body, a chemical that is formed when the body uses fat instead of glucose (sugar) for energy. The formation of acetone means that cells lack insulin or cannot effectively use available insulin to burn glucose for energy. Acetone passes… …   Medical dictionary

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• Acetoacetate decarboxylase — Protbox Name=Acetoacetate Decarboxylase Photo= Caption= HGNCid= Symbol= AltSymbols= Chromosome= Arm= Band= LocusSupplementaryData = Gene= Gene type= Protein length= Molecular weight=27000 27500 Daltons Structure= Type= Functions= Domains= Motifs …   Wikipedia

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