Structured Summary
Abstract
A four carbon acid, CH3CH2CH2COOH, with an unpleasant odor that occurs in butter and animal fat as the glycerol ester.
Chemical Identity
Chemical Information
- Molecular Formula
- C4H8O2
- Molecular Weight
- 88.11 g/mol
- CAS Registry No.
- 107-92-6
- IUPAC Name
- butanoic acid
- InChIKey
- FERIUCNNQQJTOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- SMILES
- CCCC(=O)O
- MeSH Unique ID
- D020148
- Source
- PubChem CID 264
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Synonyms
11 entry terms
- Butanoic Acid
- Acid, Butanoic
- Acid, Butyric
- Butyric Acid Magnesium Salt
- Butyric Acid, Sodium Salt
- Magnesium Butyrate
- Magnesium Dibutyrate
- Sodium Butyrate
- Butyrate, Magnesium
- Butyrate, Sodium
- Dibutyrate, Magnesium
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Aspects Covered
24 allowable subheadings
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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History Note
1999; use BUTYRIC ACID (NM) 1981-1998
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Previous Indexing
- Butyric Acids (1981-1998)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Butyric Acid. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D020148. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D020148
- Butyric Acid. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butyric_acid
- Butyric Acid. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193213
- Butyric Acid. In: PubChem Compound. CID 264. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/264