See Also: columna anterior(medicine)
3-ketoacid-CoA transferase(medicine)
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3-ketoacid-CoA transferase (medicine) and columna anterior (medicine)


3-ketoacid-CoA transferase (medicine)


3-ketoacid-CoA transferase -->
3-oxoacid-CoA transferase
<enzyme> An enzyme catalyzing the reversible conversion of acetoacetyl-CoA and succinate into succinyl-CoA and acetoacetate; malonyl-CoA can substitute for succinyl-CoA and a few Other 3-oxo acids for the acetoacetate; an important step in order for the ketone bodies to serve as a fuel for extrahepatic tissues.

Synonym: 3-ketoacid-CoA transferase, acetoacetyl-succinic thiophorase.


columna anterior (medicine)


columna anterior -->
anterior column


The pronounced, ventrally oriented ridge of gray matter in each half of the spinal cord; it corresponds to the anterior or ventral horn appearing in transverse sections of the cord, and contains the motor neurons innervating the skeletal musculature of the trunk, neck, and extremities.

See: gray columns.

Synonym: columna anterior.