Tags: Chemical Compound, Chemical Substance.
Butyrin also known as tributyrin is a triglyceride naturally present in butter. It is an ester composed of butyric acid and glycerol. Among other things it is used as an ingredient in making margarine. It is present in butter and can be described as a liquid fat with an acrid taste.Tributyrin is also used in microbiological laboratories to identify the bacterium Moraxella catarrhalis.
