FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025

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Term	butyrate metabolic process	ID (Ontology)	GO:0019605 (Gene Ontology)
Definition	The chemical reactions and pathways involving any butyrate, the anions of butyric acid (butanoic acid), a saturated, unbranched aliphatic acid.[ ISBN:0198506732 ]
Also Known As	"butanoic acid metabolic process" ; "butanoic acid metabolism" ; "butyrate metabolism" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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  fatty acid metabolic process
   |__short-chain fatty acid metabolic process
       |__butyrate metabolic process  2 rec.
           |__acetyl-CoA fermentation to butanoate
           |__butyrate biosynthetic process
           |   |__butyryl-CoA catabolic process to butyrate
           |__butyrate catabolic process 2 rec.
           |__L-glutamate catabolic process to butyrate
               |__L-glutamate catabolic process via 2-hydroxyglutarate

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Is a	short-chain fatty acid metabolic process
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Synonyms
	"butanoic acid metabolic process" EXACT "butanoic acid metabolism" EXACT "butyrate metabolism" EXACT "butyric acid metabolic process" EXACT "butyric acid metabolism" EXACT
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