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Butyric acid is a naturally occurring chemical compound found in foods like butter and fermented products, as well as produced in your gut during digestion. It matters because your body uses it as an energy source, and it plays a role in supporting digestive health and other bodily functions.
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109,273 papers- Butyric acid from the diet: actions at the level of gene expression.Critical reviews in food science and nutrition · 1998
- Engineering of Clostridium tyrobutyricum for butyric acid and butyl butyrate production from cassava starch.Bioresource technology · 2024
- Transport of substrates and metabolites and their effect on cell metabolism (in butyric-acid and methylotrophic fermentations).Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 1987
- Safety Assessment of Butyric Acid-Rich Triglyceride Oil: A Novel Palatable Formulation of Butyrate for the Pediatric Population.Journal of applied toxicology : JAT · 2025
- Butyric acid causes morphological changes in cultured chondrocytes through alterations in the extracellular matrix.Journal of cellular physiology · 1989
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