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Butyric acid

SAJ special grade, ≥99.5%

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Linear Formula:
CH3CH2CH2COOH
CAS Number:
107-92-6
Molecular Weight:
88.11
PubChem Substance ID:
329747729
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
906770
MDL number:
MFCD00002814

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Product Name

Butyric acid, SAJ special grade, ≥99.5%

SMILES string

CCCC(O)=O

InChI key

FERIUCNNQQJTOY-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

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

grade

SAJ special grade

vapor density

3.04 (vs air)

vapor pressure

0.43 mmHg ( 20 °C)

assay

≥99.5%

form

liquid

autoignition temp.

824 °F

expl. lim.

10 %

availability

available only in Japan

refractive index

n20/D 1.398 (lit.)

pH

2 (25 °C, 10 g/L)
3 (20 °C, 10 g/L)

pKa (20.7 °C)

4.9

bp

162 °C (lit.)

mp

−6-−3 °C (lit.)

density

0.964 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

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pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark
GHS05,GHS07

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1B - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Respiratory system

Storage Class

8A - Combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

167.0 °F

flash_point_c

75 °C

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Shomik Sengupta et al.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology, 21(1 Pt 2), 209-218 (2006-02-08)
Butyrate, the four-carbon fatty acid, is formed in the human colon by bacterial fermentation of carbohydrates (including dietary fiber), and putatively suppresses colorectal cancer (CRC). Butyrate has diverse and apparently paradoxical effects on cellular proliferation, apoptosis and differentiation that may
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
Kristel Rochus et al.
The British journal of nutrition, 109(6), 1022-1030 (2012-08-11)
The present study evaluated the potential of affecting amino acid metabolism through intestinal fermentation in domestic cats, using dietary guar gum as a model. Apparent protein digestibility, plasma fermentation metabolites, faecal fermentation end products and fermentation kinetics (exhaled breath hydrogen
Ada Rephaeli et al.
International journal of cancer, 116(2), 226-235 (2005-04-01)
AN-7, a prodrug of butyric acid, induced histone hyperacetylation and differentiation and inhibited proliferation of human prostate 22Rv1 cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. In nude mice implanted with these cells, 50 mg/kg AN-7 given orally thrice a week
Hans G Cruz et al.
Nature neuroscience, 7(2), 153-159 (2004-01-28)
The rewarding effect of drugs of abuse is mediated by activation of the mesolimbic dopamine system, which is inhibited by putative anti-craving compounds. Interestingly, different GABA(B) receptor agonists can exert similarly opposing effects on the reward pathway, but the cellular
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