Chemicals and Drugs

Butyrates

Derivatives of BUTYRIC ACID. Included under this heading are a broad variety of acid forms, salts, esters, and amides that contain the carboxypropane structure.

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Abstract

Derivatives of BUTYRIC ACID. Included under this heading are a broad variety of acid forms, salts, esters, and amides that contain the carboxypropane structure.

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  • Butanoic Acids
  • Butyrate
  • Butyric Acids
  • n-Butyrate
  • Acids, Butanoic
  • Acids, Butyric
  • n Butyrate

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Indexed with the subheadings administration & dosage, adverse effects, agonists, analysis, antagonists & inhibitors, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemical synthesis, chemistry, classification, economics, history, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, pharmacokinetics, pharmacology, poisoning, radiation effects, standards, supply & distribution, therapeutic use, toxicity, urine.

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1963

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  1. D02w.241w.081.114w
  2. D10w.251w.400w.143w

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QU 90

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Butyrates. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002087. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002087
  2. Butyrates. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butyrate
  3. Butyrates. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1018145