Molecular structure
butyrate
Sensory signature
How this molecule tastes and smells · gold is measured, dashed is a model estimate
Biochemical reactions
Metabolic reactions from curated biochemical databases · peer-reviewed
butanoate + NAD(+) = (2E)-2-butenoate + NADH + H(+)
nonane-4,6-dione + H2O = pentan-2-one + butanoate + H(+)
acetoacetate + butanoyl-CoA = acetoacetyl-CoA + butanoate
butanoate + ATP = butanoyl phosphate + ADP
Research associations
Literature-derived · peer-reviewed sources only · not medical advice
Foods containing this compound
Verified Data
Compound identity and culinary context are continuously cross-referenced across open scientific databases and maintained by Foodgeist's enrichment pipeline.
The Geist can be wrong. Some flavor, taste, and pairing values are model-predicted, not lab-measured.





