| Term: | intestine butyrate |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | intestine |
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| Definition: | Folded tube that has parts intestinal bulb, mid intestine and posterior intestine. The intestine is where digestion and nutrient absorption occurs. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001338] |
| Name: | butyrate |
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| Synonyms: | 1-butanoate, 1-butyrate, 1-propanecarboxylate, butanate, butanoate, butanoic acid, ion(1-), butyrate, CH3-[CH2]2-COO(-), n-butanoate, n-butyrate, propanecarboxylate, propylformate |
| Definition: | A short-chain fatty acid anion that is the conjugate base of butyric acid, obtained by deprotonation of the carboxy group. |
| Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:17968] ( EBI ) |