tri·bu·ty·rin

(trĭ-byo͞o′tər-ĭn)

The triglyceride of the straight-chain isomer of butyric acid, C₁₅H₂₆O₆, naturally present in butter and used as a flavoring and plasticizer. Also called butyrin.

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tributyrin - a bitter oily triglyceride of butyric acid; a form of butyrin

butyrin - any of three glycerides of butyric acid

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The scientists prepared the continuous (fluid) phase by mixing 2% of soy lecithin with tributyrin, a triglyceride.

Microfluidic fabrication of hollow protein microcapsules for controlled release

thermoleovorans ID-1 could also cultivate on several lipid substrates such as oils (i.e., olive, mineral, and soybean oil), emulsifiers (i.e., Tween-20, Tween-40, and Tween-66), and triglycerides (i.e., triolein, tributyrin).

Realm of Thermoalkaline Lipases in Bioprocess Commodities

A loopful of 18 h pure bacteria colonies was streaked onto tributyrin agar plate and incubated at 37[degrees]C for 24 h and then observed for zone of hydrolysis around the colony.

The Bacteriology and Its Virulence Factors in Neonatal Infections: Threats to Child Survival Strategies

The oxidase test and tributyrin agar test were positive.

Endocarditis Caused by Gram-Negative Moraxella osloensis in an Immunocompetent Patient: First Case Report in Latin America

Tributyrin is a structured lipid with 3 butyrate molecules esterified to glycerol.

Tributyrin Supplementation Protects Immune Responses and Vasculature and Reduces Oxidative Stress in the Proximal Colon of Mice Exposed to Chronic-Binge Ethanol Feeding

2014) found that tributyrin, a triglyceride fat found in butter and margarine, prevented alcohol-induced tight-junction disruption, which in turn protects against intestinal hyperpermeability.

Alcohol and gut-derived inflammation

Briefly, two wells were made on tributyrin agar for each isolate tested.

BIOCHEMICAL AND ANTIBACTERIAL POTENTIAL OF AUTOCHTHONOUS CARNOBACTERIUM AND LACTOBACILLUS SPECIES ISOLATED FROM GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT OF COASTAL FISH

Bacterial colonies from the spore germination were picked in milk agar (Acumedia, Baltimore, USA) supplemented in the ratio of 9:1 with sterile nonfat dry milk solution reconstituted to 10% w/v, and tributyrin agar (Himedia, Mumbai, India) supplemented in the ratio of 99:1with tributyrin (Himedia, Mumbai, India).

Spoilage potential of Paenibacillus sp. in Brazilian raw milk/Potencial deteriorante de Paenibacillus sp. no leite cru refrigerado brasileiro

Effects of lactitol and tributyrin on growth performance, small intestinal morphology and enzyme activity in weaned pigs.

Effect of polysaccharides from Acanthopanax senticosus on intestinal mucosal barrier of Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide challenged mice

Although tributyrin may also be employed to select lipolytic microorganisms, vegetable oils, such as olive oil, may be emulsified and used as initiators in lipases production, since they are a substrate in the selection processes (CARDENAS et al., 2001).

Assessment of lipolytic activity of isolated microorganisms from the savannah of the Tocantins/Avaliacao da atividade lipolitica de microrganismos isolados do Cerrado tocantinense