n-butyric acid

MediLexicon butyric acid - Medical Dictionary Definition for Term 'butyric acid'

[1. A foul-smelling acid occurring in butter, cod liver oil, sweat, and many other substances. It exists in two forms: normal butyric acid (also written as N-butyric acid), butanoic acid, which occurs in combination with glycerol in cow's butter; and isobutyric acid, 2-methylpropanoic acid, one of the intermediates in valine catabolism, found in combination with glycerol in croton oil and elsewhere.

Molecular Formula: C4H8O2


InChI: InChI=1/C4H8O2/c1-2-3-4(5)6/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,5,6)/f/h5H

InChIKey: InChIKey=FERIUCNNQQJTOY-JSWHHWTPCW
SMILES: CCCC(O)=O

CAS number 107-92-6

Names:
    BUA
    Butanoate
    butanoic acid
    Butanoic acid
    BUTANOIC ACID
    butoic acid
    Buttersäure
    Butyrate
    Butyric acid
    butyric acid
    CH3‒[CH2]2‒COOH
    ethylacetic acid
    n-butanoic acid
    n-butyric acid

Registries:
    PubChem CID 264
    Beilstein =906770
    CAS 107-92-6 (from NIST)
    ChEBI 30772
    chemPDB BUA
    Gmelin 26242
    Kegg C00246
    LIPID MAPS LMFA01010004
    PubChem ID 10318186
    PubChem ID 3545