Ketone bodies are all except: (A) Acetoacetate, (B) Acetone, (C) b-hydroxy butyrate, (D) Acetyl-CoA
Answer is D. Ketogenesis Acetoacetate is the primary ketone body while beta-hydroxybutyrate and acetone are secondary ketone bodies. They are synthesised exclusively by the liver mitochondria.Ref: DM Vasudevan - Textbook of Biochemistry, 6th edition, page no: 143