Molar mass 302.36 g/mol Pubchem 6050 | Density 1.03 g/cm³ Chemical formula C15H26O6 | |
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Boiling point 305 to 310 °C (581 to 590 °F; 578 to 583 K) Safety data sheet Tributyrin MSDS, Fischer Scientific Appearance Oily liquid with bitter taste | ||
Tributyrin
Tributyrin is a triglyceride naturally present in butter. It is an ester composed of butyric acid and glycerol. Among other things, it is used as an ingredient in making margarine. It is present in butter and can be described as a liquid fat with an acrid taste.
Tributyrin is also used in microbiological laboratories to identify the bacterium Moraxella catarrhalis.
Tributyrin is a stable and rapidly absorbed prodrug of butyric acid which enhances antiproliferative effects of dihydroxycholecalciferol in human colon cancer cells.
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