ß-hydroxybutyric dehydrogenase

β-hydroxybutyric dehydrogenase

[¦bād·ə hī¦dräk·sē·byü′tir·ik dē·hī′dräj·ə·nās] (biochemistry) The enzyme that catalyzes the conversion ofL-β-hydroxybutyric acid to acetoacetic acid by dehydrogenation.