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butyrate /bu·ty·rate/ (bu´tĭ-rāt) a salt, ester, or anionic form of butyric acid.
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| One possibility: "We know that the fermentable fiber in beans increases the level of short-chain fatty acids like butyrate in the colon," says Lanza. 25 BDH RAT o-beta-hydroxy butyrate dehydrogenase rc_A1176422_at ESTs, highly similar to -1. Yet, fiber certainly promotes tissue maintenance and repair; one of its products, butyrate, is the primary energy source for colon cells. |
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