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To: grey_whiskers

“ Ketones are a completely different set of chemicals than amino acids”

No, not at all.

Ketones are a component of several aminos, notably leucine, lysine, and others like phenylalanine, tyrosine, tryptophan, and isoleucine, all of which are classified as ketogenic because their carbon skeletons can be converted into ketone bodies.


19 posted on 10/13/2025 6:34:04 AM PDT by TheThirdRuffian (Orange is the new brown)
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To: TheThirdRuffian

Sigh. Just because some amino acids have ketone groups doesn’t mean they should be conflated.


20 posted on 10/13/2025 6:38:21 AM PDT by grey_whiskers (The opinions are solely those of the author and are subject to change without notice.)
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