Term Name: | tributyrin |
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Synonyms: | 1,2,3-Propanetriol, tributyrate, 1,2,3-Propanetriyl tributanoate, 1,2,3-tributanoylglycerol, 1,2,3-Tributyrylglycerol, 2,3-Bis(butyryloxy)propyl butyrate, Butanoic acid, 1,2,3-propanetriyl ester, Butyrin, Butyryl triglyceride, Glycerin tributyrate, Glycerol tributanoate, Glycerol tributyrate, Glyceroltributyrin, Glyceryl tributyrate, propane-1,2,3-triyl tributanoate, propane-1,2,3-triyl tributyrate, Tri-n-butyrin, Tributin, Tributyryl glyceride |
Definition: | A triglyceride obtained by formal acylation of the three hydroxy groups of glycerol by butyric acid. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:35020] ( EBI ) |