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Tributyrin

A triglyceride made of glycerol and three butyric acid units, naturally present in butter (3-4%): gut lipases slowly convert it into butyric acid, of which it is a precursor. In the late 1990s it was in clinical development against solid tumours. This family brings together the active ingredient.

Did you know?It is an oily liquid with a bitter taste, and in microbiology laboratories it is used to identify the bacterium Moraxella catarrhalis, in a test based on its butyrate esterase enzyme.

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TributyrinActive ingredientTributyrinCat. No. P-T193-001CAS 60-01-5

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