Butyryl phosphate is an intermediate in the

fermentation Fermentation is a metabolic process that produces chemical changes in organic substrates through the action of enzymes. In biochemistry, it is narrowly defined as the extraction of energy from carbohydrates in the absence of oxygen. In food ...

butyric acid Butyric acid (; from grc, βούτῡρον, meaning "butter"), also known under the systematic name butanoic acid, is a straight-chain alkyl carboxylic acid with the chemical formula CH3CH2CH2CO2H. It is an oily, colorless liquid with an unple ...

. The glutamate oxidation of butyryl phosphate may provide the main source of energy for '' Clostridium tetanomorphum''.

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Butyrate esters Organophosphates Acid anhydrides Phosphate esters {{ester-stub

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