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isobutyric acid
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isobutyric acid (ī'səbytēr`ĭk): see butyric acid butyric acid or butanoic acid , CH3CH2CH2CO2H, viscous, foul-smelling, liquid carboxylic acid; m.p. about −5°C;; b.p. 163.5°C;. It is miscible with water, ethanol, and ether.
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isobutyric acid [¦ī·sō·byü′tir·ik ′as·əd]
(organic chemistry)
(CH3)2CHCOOH Colorless liquid boiling at 154°C; soluble in water, alcohol, and ether; used as a chemical intermediate and disinfectant, in flavor and perfume bases, and for leather treating.


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Valerate, isovalerate, and isobutyrate are typically required nutrients for fibrolytic bacteria native to the rumen (Bryant and Doetsch, 1955; Allison et al.
The SABER (sucrose acetate isobutyrate extended release) technology overcomes this problem because the viscous gel locks the drug into the matrix, despite attempts to crush or melt it, or extract it with alcohol.
11) In addition, an increase in the faecal wet and dry weight and a decrease in faecal pH proportional to the intake of Litesse, and an increase in the production of short chain fatty acids--notably butyrate, isobutyrate and acetate--was also recorded.
 
 
 
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