Butyric acid, also known under the systematic name butanoic acid, abbreviated BTA, is a carboxylic acid with the structural formula CH3CH2CH2-COOH. Salts and esters of butyric acid are known as butyrates or butanoates. Butyric acid is found in milk, especially goat, sheep and buffalo milk, butter, parmesan cheese, and as a product of anaerobic fermentation (including in the colon and as body odor). It has an unpleasant smell and acrid taste.
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Uses
Used in pharmacy for pain relief.
Benefits
Uses for fast relief of symptoms of athlete’s foot:
- itching
- burning
- dryness
- sensitivity
- irritated
- chapped
- cracked
- scaling skin
- sweaty or offensive foot odor
- deformed, brittle nails or hangnails
Cautions
No side effects are recorded.
Interactions
Please read the medicine’s instructions and consult your doctor!
Other names
Butyric acid, BTA, butanoic acid
References
Source: Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butyric_acid#Uses
DailyMed, http://dailymed.nlm.nih.gov/dailymed/drugInfo.cfm?setid=dd2cb3fb-0f80-4c76-9029-8820f7e407a8