A third autotrophic pathway (Wood–Ljungdahl pathway) uses a reductive acetyl-CoA pathway and is only found in strictly anaerobic bacteria and archaea. A fourth pathway uses the 3 ...

Immune cells use two different routes to produce acetyl-CoA, an essential metabolite required to fight infection and cancer, reports a study led by Van Andel Institute scientists. The findings ...

Scientists from the Lebanese American University investigated the role of acetyl-CoA synthetase short chain family member 2 (ACSS2) in inflammatory bowel disease, including ulcerative colitis and ...

During beta-oxidation, fatty acid molecules are broken down by removing two-carbon units from the carboxyl end of a fatty acid molecule to produce acetyl-CoA.