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butyrate

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A short-chain fatty acid anion that is the conjugate base of butyric acid, obtained by deprotonation of the carboxy group.

Term info

Label

butyrate

Synonyms
  • butanoate
  • butyrate
database cross reference
Subsets

3_STAR

IUPAC NAME
butanoate [ IUPAC ]

charge

-1

formula

C4H7O2

has alternative id

CHEBI:22946, CHEBI:13924

has obo namespace

chebi_ontology

has related synonym

1-butanoate, CH3-[CH2]2-COO(-), butanoic acid, ion(1-), n-butyrate, 1-butyrate, n-butanoate, butanoate, propylformate, 1-propanecarboxylate, propanecarboxylate, butanate

id

CHEBI:17968

inchi

InChI=1S/C4H8O2/c1-2-3-4(5)6/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,5,6)/p-1

inchikey

FERIUCNNQQJTOY-UHFFFAOYSA-M

mass

87.09718

monoisotopicmass

87.04515

smiles

CCCC([O-])=O