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tributyrin
Sign in to saveAlso known as Glycerol tributyrate, Glyceryl tributyrate, propane-1,2,3-triyl tributyrate, 2,3-Bis(butyryloxy)propyl butyrate, 1,2,3-Tributyrylglycerol, 1,2,3-Propanetriol, tributyrate, Glyceroltributyrin, Glycerin tributyrate
Tributyrin is a triglyceride naturally present in butter. It is an ester composed of butyric acid and glycerol. Among other things, it is used as an ingredient in making margarine. It is present in butter and can be described as a liquid fat with an acrid taste.
Chemical data
- Formula
- C15H26O6
- Molecular weight
- 302.36 g/mol
- IUPAC name
- 2,3-di(butanoyloxy)propyl butanoate
- SMILES
- CCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCC)OC(=O)CCC
- InChIKey
- UYXTWWCETRIEDR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
- XLogP
- 2.4
- Polar surface area
- 78.9 Ų
- H-bond donors
- 0
- H-bond acceptors
- 6
- Formal charge
- 0
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Drug data · ChEMBL
- Max clinical phase
- Phase 1
- Molecule type
- Small molecule
- Indications
- prostate cancer, Parkinson disease, neoplasm
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- triglyceride
- Mass
- 302.173
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- chemical formula
- C₁₅H₂₆O₆
- canonical SMILES
- CCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCC)OC(=O)CCC
- melting point
- -75.0
- has characteristic
- bitterness
- found in taxon
- Caenorhabditis elegans
- Commons category
- Tributyrin
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Encyclopedic overview
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- See also
- References
Tributyrin is a triglyceride naturally present in butter. It is an ester composed of butyric acid and glycerol. Among other things, it is used as an ingredient in making margarine. It is present in butter and can be described as a liquid fat with an acrid taste.
Tributyrin is also used in microbiological laboratories to identify the bacterium .
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