PubChem CID · CC0
/ COMPOUND
butyrate
PubChem CID 104775Formula C4H7O2-MW 87.1060 food sources
Odor profile
Multi-model odor estimate · confidence shown
odorlessstrawberrycreamyfruitybutterycheesy
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from RHEA (EMBL-EBI/SIB) · peer-reviewed
butanoate + NAD(+) = (2E)-2-butenoate + NADH + H(+)
nonane-4,6-dione + H2O = pentan-2-one + butanoate + H(+)
acetoacetate + butanoyl-CoA = acetoacetyl-CoA + butanoate
butanoate + ATP = butanoyl phosphate + ADP
Research associations
Literature-derived · peer-reviewed sources only · not medical advice
pain
abnormalities, drug-induced
abnormalities, multiple
colonic neoplasms
disease progression
epstein-barr virus infections
essential hypertension
genomic instability
liver neoplasms
nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Foods containing this compound
Milk, whole, UHT
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Milk, semi-skimmed (average)
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Milk, semi-skimmed, UHT, fortified with vitamin D
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Milk, fat content unknown, UHT (average)
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Milk, semi-skimmed, pasteurised
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Milk, fluid, skim
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Milk, dry, skim, powder, instant
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Milk, fluid, whole, producer, 3.7% M.F.
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Milk, dry, skim, powder, regular
Source
Compound data linked to PubChem CID 104775, public domain via NCBI. Culinary context + ingredient mappings are maintained by Foodgeist's enrichment fleet and continuously re-matched by the pairings engine. PubChem CID 104775
