ID 6.2.1.16 DE acetoacetate--CoA ligase. AN acetoacetyl-CoA synthetase. CA acetoacetate + ATP + CoA = acetoacetyl-CoA + AMP + diphosphate. CC -!- Also acts, more slowly, on L-3-hydroxybutanoate. DR Q5ZLG0, AACS_CHICK ; A3QK15, AACS_DANRE ; Q86V21, AACS_HUMAN ; DR Q9N0E1, AACS_MACFA ; Q9D2R0, AACS_MOUSE ; Q9JMI1, AACS_RAT ; DR Q9Z3R3, AACS_RHIME ; Q28BL6, AACS_XENTR ; Q21166, SUR5_CAEEL ; //