Term Name:	butyrate
Synonyms:	1-butanoate, 1-butyrate, 1-propanecarboxylate, butanate, butanoate, butanoic acid, ion(1-), butyrate, CH3-[CH2]2-COO(-), n-butanoate, n-butyrate, propanecarboxylate, propylformate
Definition:	A short-chain fatty acid anion that is the conjugate base of butyric acid, obtained by deprotonation of the carboxy group.
Ontology:	ChEBI [CHEBI:17968] ( EBI )

Relationships

is a type of:	fatty acid anion 4:0
has subtype:	(3R)-4-(dimethylammonio)-3-hydroxybutanoate
has_role:	EC 3.5.1.98 (histone deacetylase) inhibitor human metabolite metabolite
inverse has_functional_parent:	(R)-2-hydroxy-4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)butyrate (R)-3-[(R)-3-hydroxybutanoyloxy]butanoate (S)-2-acetyl-2-hydroxybutanoate 2,3-dihydroxy-3-methylbutanoate 2-hydroxybutyrate 2-methyl-3-hydroxybutyrate 2-methylacetoacetate 2-oxobutanoate 3-hydroxybutyrate 3-methyl-2-oxobutanoate 4-(hydroxymethylphosphinyl)-2-oxobutyrate 4-(methylamino)butyrate 4-acetamidobutanoate 4-amino-3-hydroxybutanoate 4-hydroxybutyrate 4-methylthio-2-oxobutanoate acetoacetate carnitine gamma-aminobutyrate L-2,4-diaminobutyrate L-2-amino-3-oxobutanoate L-2-aminobutyrate O-butyryl-L-serine residue
inverse has_part:	sodium butyrate
inverse is_conjugate_acid_of:	butyric acid
is_conjugate_base_of:	butyric acid