RefMet Compound Details

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RefMet ID, RefMet name, exact mass and formula
RefMet IDRM0153517
RefMet nameButyric acid
Alternative nameFA 4:0
Systematic nameButanoic acid
SynonymsPubChem Synonyms
Sum CompositionFA 4:0 View other entries in RefMet with this sum composition
Exact mass88.052430 (neutral)
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FormulaC4H8O2View other entries in RefMet with this formula
Molecular descriptors
Molfile26 (Download molfile/View MW Metabolite Database details)
InChIInChI=1S/C4H8O2/c1-2-3-4(5)6/h2-3H2,1H3,(H,5,6)
InChIKeyFERIUCNNQQJTOY-UHFFFAOYSA-NView other enantiomers/diastereomers of this metabolite in RefMet
SMILESCCCC(=O)O
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Chemical/Biochemical Classification
Super ClassFatty Acyls
Main ClassFatty acids
Sub ClassSaturated FA
Distribution of Butyric acid in NMDR studies
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PlatformPlatform (MS/NMR) used for detection
ChromatographyChromatography methods used for detection
StudiesNMDR Studies reporting Butyric acid
External Links
Pubchem CID264
LIPID MAPSLMFA01010004
ChEBI ID30772
KEGG IDC00246
HMDB IDHMDB0000039
Chemspider ID259
MetaCyc IDBUTYRIC_ACID
EPA CompToxDTXCID401515
Spectral data for Butyric acid standards
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Structural annotation level
Annotation level1   (1:Known structure; 2:Known regiochemistry; 3:Partial structure; 4:Sum-composition)

Table of KEGG reactions in human pathways involving Butyric acid

Rxn IDKEGG ReactionEnzyme
R01176 ATP + Butanoic acid + CoA <=> AMP + Diphosphate + Butanoyl-CoAButanoate:CoA ligase (AMP-forming)
R01179 Butanoyl-CoA + Acetate <=> Butanoic acid + Acetyl-CoAbutanoyl-CoA:acetate CoA-transferase

Table of KEGG human pathways containing Butyric acid

Pathway IDHuman Pathway# of reactions
hsa00650 Butanoate metabolism 1
hsa01100 Metabolic pathways 1
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