Butyrate

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The butyrate (also butanoate) ion is C₃H₇COO^- (butyric acid minus one hydrogen ion).

A butyrate (compound) (also butanoate) is a salt or ester or butyric acid.

See butyric acid for info.

Examples

• sodium butyrate, Na(C₃H_7COO)
• methyl butyrate, CH₃(C₃H_7COO)

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