6.4.1.6	acetone + CO2 + ATP + H2O	-	
6.4.1.6	acetone + CO2 + ATP + H2O	initial step in acetone metabolism	
6.4.1.6	butanone + CO2 + ATP + H2O	strain KN Bun08 also carboxylates also butanone	
6.4.1.6	additional information	not present at detectable levels in cells grown with carbon sources other than acetone	
6.4.1.6	additional information	 operon acxABC encoding acetone carboxylase is involved in survival of the bacterium in stomach