Butyric acid

SFA4:0

  Overview

Stats

SFA
Type
4
Carbons
0
Double bonds
0
Bis-allylic sites
88.11
Weight · g/mol
-6.8 °C
Melting point
C4H8O2
Formula

Also known as

IUPAC butanoic acid

  At a Glance

Key Points

Named from butter; an oily, unpleasant-smelling acid that is a key energy source for cells lining the gut.

Source

Found in dairy. Also made by gut microbes.

Type

Short-chain saturated fatty acid with 4 carbons and no double bonds.

Identification

  Synonyms

Common Name Butyric acid
IUPAC Name butanoic acid
Traditional Name —
Other Synonyms No other synonyms recorded.

  External IDs

General References
Wikipedia Butyric_acid
Lipids
Lipid Maps LMFA01010004
Lipid Bank DFA0004
Swiss Lipids 000001195
PlantFA ID —
Food & Nutrition
FooDB FDB012062
INFOODS —
Chemistry / Compounds
PubChem CID 264
CAS 107-92-6
ChEBI 30772
ChEMBL CHEMBL14227
ChemSpider 259
InChIKey —
ZINC ID ZINC000000895132
NIKKAJI ID J4.068A
PDBe BUA
UCI (UniChem) 527686
SureChEMBL 2503
CCDC BUTRAC
NMRShiftDB 10008029
Metabolites & Pathways
HMDB HMDB0000039
METLIN 107
RefMet ID Butyric acid
RefMet Name —
MetaboLights ID MTBLC17968
BioCyc/MetaCyc BUTYRIC_ACID
MetaNetX ID MNXM458
BiGG ID 34376
KEGG C00246
KNApSAcK C00001180
Reactome ID —
Drugs & Pharmacology
DrugBank DB03568
DrugCentral —
BindingDB 26109
Guide to Pharm 1059
Probes & Drugs PD006806
Clinical & Medical
SNOMED-CT —
MeSH D020148
NCIt Code C68327
Regulatory
NIH UNII (USA) 40UIR9Q29H
FDA SRS (USA) 40UIR9Q29H
NHPID (Canada) —
DTXSID (USA) DTXSID8021515
TGA Ing ID (Australia) —
Commercial Suppliers
MolPort Molport-001-769-669
eMolecules 487089
Mcule MCULE-4116382006
ChemicalBook CB3459186
MedChemExpress —

Chemical Properties

Name(s):
Common Name Butyric acid
Simple Notation 4:0
Notation 4:0
IUPAC Name butanoic acid
Structure:
Molecular C4H8O2
Structure CH3(CH2)2COOH
SMILES CCCC(=O)O
Physical:
Weight 88.11 g/mol
Melting Point -6.8 °C
Reactivity
Double Bonds 0
Bis-Allylic Carbons 0
Beta-Oxidation
Beta Oxidation Cycles 1
ATP Yield (Net) 24 ATP