Overview Butyrate is a 4-carbon short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) and the primary metabolic fuel of colonocytes. It is produced endogenously in the colon through microbial fermentation of dietary fiber — particularly resistant starch, pectin, and beta-glucan — by anaerobic bacteria including…
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