FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
Chemical: butyrate
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General Information
Name
butyrate
FlyBase ID
FBch0002841
ChEBI Name
butyrate
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:17968
PubChem Name
Butyrate
PubChem ID
CID:104775
Chemical Structure
Chemical structure of butyrate
butyrate
InChIKey

FERIUCNNQQJTOY-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Definition (ChEBI)

A short-chain fatty acid anion that is the conjugate base of butyric acid, obtained by deprotonation of the carboxy group. ChEBI: Butyrate is a short-chain fatty acid anion that is the conjugate base of butyric acid, obtained by deprotonation of the carboxy group. It has a role as an EC 3.5.1.98 (histone deacetylase) inhibitor, a metabolite and a human metabolite. It is a conjugate base of a butyric acid.

Roles Classification (ChEBI)
Comment
Synonyms and Secondary IDs (16)
Synonyms
1-butanoate
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
1-butyrate
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
1-propanecarboxylate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
461-55-2
(PubChem, 2019-)
Butanoic acid, ion(1-)
(PubChem, 2019-)
CH3-[CH2]2-COO(-)
(ChEBI, 2019-)
N-Butyrate
(PubChem, 2019-)
PubChem:104775
(PubChem, 2019-)
butanate
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
butanoate
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
butanoic acid, ion(1-)
(ChEBI, 2019-)
butyrate
(Mabry et al., 2025, Willnow and Teleman, 2024, ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
n-butanoate
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
n-butyrate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
propanecarboxylate
(ChEBI, 2019-, PubChem, 2019-)
propylformate
(ChEBI, 2019-)
Secondary FlyBase IDs
    References (4)