2.8.3.5	succinyl-CoA + 3-hydroxybutyrate	-	
2.8.3.5	succinyl-CoA + a 3-oxo acid	-	
2.8.3.5	succinyl-CoA + a 3-oxo acid	ketone bodies, produced mainly in the liver, are an important source of energy for extrahepatic tissues	
2.8.3.5	succinyl-CoA + acetoacetate	-	
2.8.3.5	succinyl-CoA + acetoacetate	ping-pong mechanism	
2.8.3.5	succinyl-CoA + acetoacetate	key enzyme for ketone body utilization, SCOT deficiency causes episodes of severe ketoacidosis	
2.8.3.5	succinyl-CoA + acetoacetate	essential enzyme in the metabolism of ketone bodies in higher animals, reaction via an enzyme-thioester intermediate	
2.8.3.5	succinyl-CoA + acetoacetate	involved in the breakdown of ketone bodies in the extrahepatic tissues, mainly heart and skeletal muscle, SCOT catalyzes the conversion of the main ketone body, acetoacetate, into acetoacetyl-CoA, which is subsequently metabolized via citric acid cycle for energy production	
2.8.3.5	succinyl-CoA + acetoacetate	the activation of acetoacetate to acetoacetyl-CoA by SCOT is essential for use of ketone bodies as an energy source	
2.8.3.5	succinyl-CoA + acetoacetate	ketolytic enzyme, uniquely involved in complete oxidation of ketone bodies	
2.8.3.5	succinyl-CoA + acetoacetate	key enzyme in ketone body metabolism	
2.8.3.5	succinyl-CoA + acetoacetate	liver enzyme: produces a substrate circle between acetoacetyl-CoA and acetoacetate	
2.8.3.5	succinyl-CoA + acetoacetate	rate determining step of ketolysis in extrahepatic tissues	
2.8.3.5	succinyl-CoA + acetoacetate	enzyme deficiency leads to ketoacidotic crises and persistent ketosis	
2.8.3.5	succinyl-CoA + beta-hydroxybutyrate	-	
2.8.3.5	succinyl-CoA + beta-hydroxybutyrate	essential enzyme in the metabolism of ketone bodies in higher animals