Recent Examples on the WebOne of these compounds, butyrate, is a fatty acid believed to lower inflammation.Anchorage Daily News, 21 July 2022 The following preferred scent was ethyl butyrate, a fruity, pineapple-like odor. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Apr. 2022 Specifically, the microbes make a short-chain fatty acid called butyrate that facilitates this particular conversation. Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Mar. 2022 Some people don’t naturally make enough butyrate in the gut, and this may be linked to weight gain.Washington Post, 17 Dec. 2021 One in particular, butyrate, scientists have found, helps to promote cell differentiation in the colon. Claire Maldarelli, Popular Science, 4 Apr. 2018 In the lab, to show me examples of the molecule ingredients, Lee unscrews a small vial of ethyl butyrate, a chemical compound found in some wines that gives off a pineapple aroma. Esther Mobley, SFChronicle.com, 20 Feb. 2020 These bacteria produce acetate, propionate and butyrate as metabolic endpoints. Enea Rezzonico, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2015 Short-chain fatty acids such as acetate, propionate and butyrate – the metabolic end products of the majority of saccharolytic colonic bacteria – are the focus of much current research linking the gut to other organs1. Enea Rezzonico, Scientific American, 17 Feb. 2015 See More