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Butyric Acid
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Definition
: A four carbon acid, CH3CH2CH2COOH, with an unpleasant odor that occurs in butter and animal fat as the glycerol ester.
BUTYRIC ACIDS is also available
Pharmacological Action
Histamine Antagonists
Examples
Butyrates
Other names
Acid, Butyric; Acid, Butanoic; Butanoic Acid
Substance
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Drugs
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butyrate, inulin, mesalamine drug combination
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*Inulin
*Mesalamine
*Butyric Acid
Drug Combinations.
Minerva Gastroenterol Dietol 2008 Sep;54(3):231-8