has role has role is conjugate base of independent continuant butyrate A short-chain fatty acid anion that is the conjugate base of butyric acid, obtained by deprotonation of the carboxy group. CHEBI:22946 chebi_ontology butyrate CHEBI:17968 n-butyrate butanoic acid, ion(1-) butyrate CHEBI:13924 butanate propylformate n-butanoate 1-butanoate propanecarboxylate 1-propanecarboxylate MetaCyc:BUTYRIC_ACID 1-butyrate butanoate CH3-[CH2]2-COO(-) KEGG:C00246 metabolite butyric acid EC 3.5.1.98 (histone deacetylase) inhibitor human metabolite fatty acid anion 4:0