Main Reaction: alpha-Ketoisocaproate >> Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) [in mitochondrial matrix]

Reference: PubMed ID: 18439432
Authors: Macdonald MJ, Hasan NM, Longacre MJ
Title: Studies with leucine, beta-hydroxybutyrate and ATP citrate lyase-deficient beta cells support the acetoacetate pathway of insulin secretion.
Published: 2008 Jul-Aug

alpha-Ketoisocaproate --> Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA (HMG-CoA) [in mitochondrial matrix]