MOLECULE

Acetoacetyl-CoA

Acetoacetyl-CoA belongs to the class of organic compounds known as aminopiperidines. Aminopiperidines are compounds containing a piperidine that carries an amino group. A 3-oxoacyl-CoA that results from the formal condensation of the thiol group of coenzyme A with the carboxy group of acetoacetic acid. Acetoacetyl-CoA is a strong basic compound (based on its pKa). In humans, acetoacetyl-CoA is involved in the metabolic disorder called the short-chain 3-hydroxyacyl-coa dehydrogenase deficiency (hadh) pathway. Acetoacetyl-CoA is expected to be in Cannabis as all living plants are known to produce and metabolize it.