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T8626

Glyceryl tributyrate

≥99%

Synonym(s):

1,2,3-Tributyrylglycerol, Glycerol tributyrate, Tributyrin

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Linear Formula:
(CH3CH2CH2COOCH2)2CHOCOCH2CH2CH3
CAS Number:
60-01-5
Molecular Weight:
302.36
UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
24900545
EC Number:
200-451-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1714746
MDL number:
MFCD00009392

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Product Name

Glyceryl tributyrate, ≥99%

InChI

1S/C15H26O6/c1-4-7-13(16)19-10-12(21-15(18)9-6-3)11-20-14(17)8-5-2/h12H,4-11H2,1-3H3

InChI key

UYXTWWCETRIEDR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

SMILES string

CCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCC)OC(=O)CCC

assay

≥99%

refractive index

n20/D 1.435 (lit.)

bp

129-131 °C/0.03 mmHg (lit.)
287-288 °C (lit.)

density

1.032 g/mL at 20 °C (lit.)

lipid type

neutral glycerides

Quality Level

100

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  • Study on the digestive characteristics of short-and medium-chain fatty acid structural lipid and its rapid intervention on gut microbes: In vivo and in vitro studies.: This paper investigates the digestive properties of glyceryl tributyrate and its effects on gut microbiota, highlighting its significance in nutritional biochemistry (Liu et al., 2022).

  • Molecular Characterization of Novel Family IV and VIII Esterases from a Compost Metagenomic Library.: The characterization of novel esterases, including those acting on glyceryl tributyrate, underscores their potential in environmental and industrial biochemistry (Park et al., 2021).

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Storage Class

10 - Combustible liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

345.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

174 °C - closed cup

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves

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Chelsea R Thorn et al.
Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 319, 168-182 (2019-12-28)
In the advent of the post-antibiotic era, new strategies are urgently required to improve the efficacy of antimicrobials and outsmart multi-drug resistant bacteria. Exploiting a basic survival mechanism of bacteria, lipase production, monoolein liquid crystal nanoparticles (MO-LCNPs) were investigated as
Lonneke Onrust et al.
Veterinary research, 51(1), 56-56 (2020-04-21)
Butyrate has been used extensively as a feed additive to improve gut health and to decrease Salmonella colonization in poultry. Salmonella mainly colonizes the ceca so butyrate concentrations should be increased in this gut segment. Discrepancies on the effects of
M H Sodergren et al.
Scandinavian journal of surgery : SJS : official organ for the Finnish Surgical Society and the Scandinavian Surgical Society, 99(3), 153-161 (2010-11-04)
current studies suggest immunonutrition decreases the inflammatory process, infection rates and reduces length of hospital stay in surgical patients, however studies are often conducted on heterogeneous groups of patients with varying composition of the immuno-nutrition. We aim to investigate the
Peter J Richards et al.
Journal of biomedical materials research. Part B, Applied biomaterials, 92(2), 439-446 (2009-11-21)
Epidural adhesion formation is believed to be a central governing factor in the prevalence of pain after spinal surgery and is regarded as being the primary instigator of neural tethering, leading to complications during revision surgery. In this study, we
María Teresa Tejedor-Junco et al.
Journal of clinical microbiology, 48(2), 596-598 (2009-12-25)
Two tributyrin hydrolysis-negative Moraxella isolates obtained in cases of keratoconjunctivitis in Camelus dromedarius in the Canary Islands showed highest degrees of 16S rRNA gene sequence similarity to Moraxella canis. A level of DNA relatedness to the M. canis type strain
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