Uses
Fattyacids:conjugated,synthetic is mainly used in the manufacture of daily cosmetics, detergents, industrial fatty acid salts, coatings, paints, rubber, soaps, etc.
Definition
ChEBI: Butyric acid is a straight-chain saturated fatty acid that is butane in which one of the terminal methyl groups has been oxidised to a carboxy group. It has a role as a Mycoplasma genitalium metabolite and a human urinary metabolite. It is a straight-chain saturated fatty acid and a fatty acid 4:0. It is a conjugate acid of a butyrate.
