Molecular Weight: 302.36
Molecular Formula: C15H26O6
Canonical SMILES: CCCC(=O)OCC(COC(=O)CCC)OC(=O)CCC
InChI: InChI=1S/C15H26O6/c1-4-7-13(16)19-10-12(21-15(18)9-6-3)11-20-14(17)8-5-2/h12H,4-11H2,1-3H3
InChIKey: UYXTWWCETRIEDR-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Boiling Point: 190 °C / 15 mmHg
Melting Point: -75 °C
Purity: 95%
Solubility: Sol in acetone, Benzene
Synonyms: Glycerol tributyrate; Glyceryl tributyrate; Propane-1,2,3-triyl tributyrate; Butyrin; Butyryl triglyceride
DescriptionTributyrin is a triglyceride existing in butter. Tributyrin is a prodrug of butyric acid to enhance antiproliferative effects of dihydroxycholecalciferol in human colon cancer cells, and it is used to identify the bacterium Moraxella catarrhalis in microbiological laboratories.
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