Acetoacetate

• Formula: C₄H₅O₃^-

• MW: 101.08

• SMILES String: CC(=O)CC([O-])=O

• Synonyms: 3-Oxobutanoic acid

• CAS Reg. 541-50-4

• PubChem Substance Entry

• Common metabolism (KEGG)

• EAWAG-BBD reactions whose product is Acetoacetate
  • Fumarylacetoacetate -----> Acetoacetate + Fumarate (reacID# r0107)
  • 2-Oxopropyl-CoM -----> Acetoacetate (reacID# r0854)

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This is the EAWAG-BBD compound, compID# c0069.
It was generated on April 19, 2026 at 6:43:16 AM CDT.

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