Concentration Details

Metabolite
HMDB0000039 (Butyric acid)
Biospecimen
Feces
Status
Detected but not Quantified
Data source
Referenced
Concentration
Not Quantified
Age
Newborn (0-30 days old)
Sex
Both
Condition
Normal
Comments
By ATD and SPME GC-MS on faecal samples from preterm neonates. This is a volatile organic compound.
References
    1. De Lacy Costello B, Ewen R, Ewer AK, Garner CE, Probert CS, Ratcliffe NM, Smith S: An analysis of volatiles in the headspace of the faeces of neonates. J Breath Res. 2008 Sep;2(3):037023. doi: 10.1088/1752-7155/2/3/037023. Epub 2008 Sep 8. [PubMed:21386183 ]