Butyrate

Introduction: Butyrate

Description of Butyrate

Butyrate: four carbon acid, CH3CH2CH2COOH, with an unpleasant odor, that occurs in butter and animal fat as the glycerol ester; and other 4-carbon acids, salts, and derivatives.
Source: CRISP

Butyrate: Salts and esters of butyric acid.
Source: MeSH 2007

Butyrate: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Butyrate:

• Salt
• Ester
• Butyric
• Acid

Terms associated with Butyrate:

Terms Similar to Butyrate:

• Butyrate
• n-Butyrate

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Butyrate:

• Bezafibrate
• Clofenapate
• Clofibrate

Source - MeSH 2007

• beta hydroxybutyrate
• gamma hydroxybutyrate
• phenylbutyrate

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Butyrate

• Butyric Acid

Source - MeSH 2007

• short chain fatty acid

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Butyrate

The following list attempts to classify Butyrate into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Organic Chemicals
  • Carboxylic Acids
    • Acids, Acyclic
      • Butyric Acids
        • Butyric Acid
          • Butyrates

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Lipids
  • Fatty Acids
    • Fatty Acids, Volatile
      • Butyric Acids
        • Butyric Acid
          • Butyrates

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