Definitions of Tributyrin

Tributyrin, also known as Butyrin, is a triglyceride naturally present in butter. It is an ester composed of butyric acid and glycerol. Among other things, it is used as an ingredient in making margarine. It is commonly occurring in butter and can be described as a liquid fat with an acrid taste.
Tributyrin is also used in microbiological laboratories to identify the bacterium Moraxella catarrhalis.
Tributyrin is a stable and rapidly absorbed prodrug of butyric acid which enhances antiproliferative effects of dihydroxycholecalciferol in human colon cancer cells.
Tributyrin has broad anti-cancer actions and synergizes many therapies. This approved food additive also normalizes mitochondrial membrane potential.
Tributyrin, a triglyceride analogue of butyric acid (butyryl triglyceride), is similar in structure to 95% of the fatty acids found in foods, can be p.o.(orally) administered, is well tolerated even by young children, and is an approved food additive.
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