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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
88.11
Beilstein:
906770
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
85151701
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24
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analytical standard
Quality Level
vapor density
3.04 (vs air)
vapor pressure
0.43 mmHg ( 20 °C)
Assay
≥99.5% (GC)
autoignition temp.
824 °F
shelf life
limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
expl. lim.
10 %
technique(s)
HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable
refractive index
n20/D 1.398 (lit.)
bp
162 °C (lit.)
mp
−6-−3 °C (lit.)
density
0.964 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
application(s)
cleaning products
cosmetics
flavors and fragrances
food and beverages
personal care
format
neat
SMILES string
CCCC(O)=O
InChI
1S/C4H8O2/c1-2-3-4(5)6/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,5,6)
InChI key
FERIUCNNQQJTOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N
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General description
Butyric acid is a four-carbon containing, saturated short-chain fatty acid. It commonly occurs in its ester form in animal-based fats and plant-based oils. It is a potent differentiation agent for cells and also possesses antiproliferative activity. In cultured mammalian cells, it affects growth rate, morphology, and gene expression. It also induces apoptosis.
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Application
This analytical standard can also be used as follows:
- Development and validation of a high-performance liquid chromatographic (HPLC) method combined with UV detection to determine four short-chain fatty acids— formic acid, acetic acid, propionic acid, and butyric acid, and lactic acid in bacterial culture samples after their liquid-liquid extraction (LLE)
- Simultaneous analysis of 10 volatile and non-volatile organic acids in 18 samples of Korean traditional fermented soybean paste, doenjang, by HPLC combined with refractive index detector and gas chromatography coupled with flame ionization detector (GC-FID)
- Determination of butyric, lactic, acetic, and propionic acids in sour cassava starch waste-water samples by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and capillary electrophoresis (CE), both coupled with diode array detection (DAD)
- Multi-residue analysis of six short-chain fatty acids— acetic acid, propionic acid, butyric acid, isobutyric acid, valeric acid, and isovaleric acid, in biological samples of mice colon content by a gas chromatographic method combined with flame ionization detector (GC-FID)
- Packed-fiber solid phase extraction (PFSPE) of eight short-chain fatty acids using polypyrrole nanofibers, from urine samples of children for quantification by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS)
- Multi-residue analysis of 76 volatile compounds from jujube extract samples by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS) after their extraction by steam distillation combined with drop-by-drop extraction
Other Notes
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Signal Word
Danger
Hazard Statements
Precautionary Statements
Hazard Classifications
Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B
WGK
WGK 1
Flash Point(F)
closed cup
Flash Point(C)
closed cup
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
Regulatory Information
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Butyric acid: a small fatty acid with diverse biological functions.
K N Prasad
Life sciences, 27(15), 1351-1358 (1980-10-13)
H M Chen et al.
Clinical chemistry, 35(1), 74-76 (1989-01-01)
We describe a procedure for preparing fecal samples for determination of volatile fatty acids (VFAs) by gas-liquid chromatography (GLC) and "high-performance" liquid chromatography (HPLC). The simple, one-step procedure involves only ultrafiltration through a membrane with a molecular-mass cutoff of 3000
Amita Patnaik et al.
Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, 8(7), 2142-2148 (2002-07-13)
Pivaloyloxymethyl butyrate (AN-9), an acyloxyalkyl ester prodrug of butyric acid (BA), has demonstrated greater potency than BA at inducing malignant cell differentiation and tumor growth inhibition and has demonstrated more favorable toxicological, pharmacological, and pharmaceutical properties than BA in preclinical
Livia H Morais et al.
Current biology : CB, 30(19), 3761-3774 (2020-08-22)
Birth by Caesarean (C)-section impacts early gut microbiota colonization and is associated with an increased risk of developing immune and metabolic disorders. Moreover, alterations of the microbiome have been shown to affect neurodevelopmental trajectories. However, the long-term effects of C-section
Carlo F M Welters et al.
Diseases of the colon and rectum, 45(5), 621-627 (2002-05-11)
Inflammation is a constant finding in the ileal reservoir of patients with an ileal pouch-anal anastomosis and is associated with decreased fecal concentrations of the short chain fatty acid butyrate, increased fecal pH, changes in fecal flora, and increased concentrations
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