butyric
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The research team found that SCFAs such as acetic, propionic, butyric and valeric acids induce dendrite elongation by inhibiting an enzyme called histone deacetylase.
From Science Daily • Oct. 30, 2023
Females produce seeds with an outer fleshy layer that contains butyric acid, the signature scent of human vomit.
From National Geographic • Oct. 4, 2023
Talk then turned to the possible use of butyric acid, which can damage skin and eyes.
From Washington Post • Jan. 24, 2017
An eyeless tick’s includes not just the smell of butyric acid, which wafts from mammalian skin, but the years-long wait for a moment of succulent opportunity.
From The New Yorker • May 23, 2016
Part V.—The different fermentations that occur in the sugar factory including lactic, butyric, alcoholic and dextran are discussed.
From The Philippine Agricultural Review Vol. VIII, First Quarter, 1915 No. 1 by Various
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