acetoacetic acid biosynthetic process
id: GO:0043441
name: acetoacetic acid biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of acetoacetic acid, a beta-keto acid of the keto acid group, empirical formula is C4H6O3 or CH3COCH2COOH.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0043438 | acetoacetic acid metabolic process |
| GO:0046358 | butyrate biosynthetic process |
