Concentration Details

Metabolite
HMDB0000039 (Butyric acid)
Biospecimen
Feces
Status
Detected and Quantified
Data source
Referenced
Concentration
6350 +/- 3130 nmol/g wet feces
Age
Adult (>18 years old)
Sex
Female
Condition
Normal
Comments
Control diets for ten days. By propyl chloroformate (PCF) derivatization followed by gas chromatography mass spectrometry (GC-MS) analysis. This compound is a volatile fatty acid.
References
    1. Zheng X, Qiu Y, Zhong W, Baxter S, Su M, Li Q, Xie G, Ore BM, Qiao S, Spencer MD, Zeisel SH, Zhou Z, Zhao A, Jia W: A targeted metabolomic protocol for short-chain fatty acids and branched-chain amino acids. Metabolomics. 2013 Aug 1;9(4):818-827. [PubMed:23997757 ]