Hepatocytes deliver ketone bodies to the circulation because they lack which of the following enzymes?
A. beta-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase
B. hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA-lyase
C. hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA-synthetase
D. succinyl-CoA-acetoacetate-CoAtransferase
E. the form of the beta-ketothiolase necessary to hydrolyze acetoacetyl-CoA
Ans:D. succinyl-CoA-acetoacetate-CoAtransferase