acetoacetate, n.
(ˌæsɪtəʊˈæsɪteɪt)
[f. aceto- + acetate n.]
The anion, or an ester or salt, of acetoacetic acid.
| 1881 Jrnl. Chem. Soc. XL. 409 (title) Decomposition of polybasic aceto-acetates by alkalis. 1902 Ibid. LXXXI. 1527 On subsequent treatment with acetic acid, an oil was obtained from the benzene extract which..was identical in every respect with ethyl acetoacetate. 1970 Nature 25 July 384/1 We have..studied the effect in man of raising the blood ketone body levels by ingestion of sodium acetoacetate ( NaAcAc ). 1988 L. Stryer Biochem. (ed. 3) xx. 479 The odor of acetone may be detected in the breath of a person who has a high level of acetoacetate in the blood. |