BUTYRIC

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does butyric mean? 

• BUTYRIC (adjective)
  The adjective BUTYRIC has 1 sense:

1. relating to or producing butyric acid

  Familiarity information: BUTYRIC used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BUTYRIC (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Relating to or producing butyric acid

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

butyric acid (an unpleasant smelling fatty acid found especially in butter)

 Context examples 

Hypericin appears to inhibit the neuronal uptake of serotonin, norepinephrine, dopamine, gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) and L-glutamate, which may contribute to its antidepressant effect.

(Hypericin, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is non-sporulating, ferments fructose and glutamate and produces butyric acid as a major metabolic by-product.

(Fusobacterium nucleatum, NCI Thesaurus)

Gamma-amino butyric acid (GABA) is an inhibitory neurotransmitter that acts at synapses through binding to ligand-gated ion channels, the GABA receptors.

(GABA Receptor Life Cycle Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

This species is motile, produces the type E toxin, can only grow in the absence of oxygen, produces butyric acid, forms endospores and ferments granulose.

(Clostridium butyricum, NCI Thesaurus)

Butyric acid is commonly found in esterified form in animal fats and plant oils.

(Butyric Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

The butyric acid salt of the amino acid arginine.

(Arginine butyrate, NCI Thesaurus)

An acyloxyalkyl ester prodrug of butyric acid.

(Pivaloyloxymethylbutyrate, NCI Thesaurus)

Bendamustine possesses three active moieties: an alkylating group; a benzimidazole ring, which may act as a purine analogue; and a butyric acid side chain.

(Bendamustine hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A process that involves the non-covalent binding of gamma-amino butyric acid to the gamma-amino butyric acid type b receptor.

(Gamma-Amino Butyric Acid Type B Receptor Binding, NCI Thesaurus)

This species is sporulating, ferments glucose and xylose and produces butyric acid and acetic acid as fermentation by-products.

(Clostridium tyrobutyricum, NCI Thesaurus)