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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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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.)

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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pictograms

CorrosionExclamation mark
GHS05,GHS07

signalword

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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Group 4: Flammable liquids + Type 3 petroleums + Hazardous rank III + Water soluble liquid

fsl

Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

ishl_indicated

Substances Subject to be Notified Names

ishl_notified

03-5300-2-25G-J: + 03-5300-5-500ML-J:

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Certificates of Analysis (COA)

Lot/Batch Number
A1875
A8367
A4923
A0658
A0469

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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
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
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
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
Svenja Plöger et al.
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1258, 52-59 (2012-06-27)
Butyrate production in the large intestine and ruminant forestomach depends on bacterial butyryl-CoA/acetate-CoA transferase activity and is highest when fermentable fiber and nonstructural carbohydrates are balanced. Gastrointestinal epithelia seem to use butyrate and butyrate-induced endocrine signals to adapt proliferation, apoptosis
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