butyrate biosynthetic process

Known as: butyrate formation, butanoic acid biosynthetic process, butanoic acid biosynthesis 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of butyrate, the anion of butyric acid. [ISBN:0198506732]
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Aldehyde-alcohol dehydrogenase and/or thiolase overexpression coupled with CoA transferase downregulation lead to higher alcohol titers and selectivity in Clostridium acetobutylicum fermentations.
Metabolic engineering (ME) of Clostridium acetobutylicum has led to increased solvent (butanol, acetone, and ethanol) production… (More)
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2007
2007
Impact of pH on lactate formation and utilization by human fecal microbial communities.
The human intestine harbors both lactate-producing and lactate-utilizing bacteria. Lactate is normally present at <3 mmol liter… (More)
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Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Relation between phylogenetic position, lipid metabolism and butyrate production by different Butyrivibrio-like bacteria from the rumen
The Butyrivibrio group comprises Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens and related Gram-positive bacteria isolated mainly from the rumen of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Contribution of acetate to butyrate formation by human faecal bacteria.
Acetate is normally regarded as an endproduct of anaerobic fermentation, but butyrate-producing bacteria found in the human colon… (More)
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Review
2002
Review
2002
The microbiology of butyrate formation in the human colon.
Butyrate arising from microbial fermentation is important for the energy metabolism and normal development of colonic epithelial… (More)
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Regulation of carbon and electron flow in Clostridium butyricum VPI 3266 grown on glucose-glycerol mixtures.
The metabolism of Clostridium butyricum was manipulated at pH 6.5 and in phosphate-limited chemostat culture by changing the… (More)
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Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Antisense RNA strategies for metabolic engineering of Clostridium acetobutylicum.
We examined the effectiveness of antisense RNA (as RNA) strategies for metabolic engineering of Clostridium acetobutylicum… (More)
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1999
1999
Alternative schemes of butyrate production in Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens and their relationship to acetate utilization, lactate production, and phylogeny
Butyrivibrio fibrisolvens strains D1 and A38 produced little lactate, but strain 49 converted as much as 75% of its glucose to… (More)
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1991
1991
Colonic fermentation of dietary fibre to short chain fatty acids in patients with adenomatous polyps and colonic cancer.
Short chain (C2-C6) fatty acids are produced in the colon through bacterial fermentation of mainly dietary fibre. Butyrate (C4… (More)
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Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Intermediary Metabolism in Clostridium acetobutylicum: Levels of Enzymes Involved in the Formation of Acetate and Butyrate.
The levels of seven intermediary enzymes involved in acetate and butyrate formation from acetyl coenzyme A in the saccharolytic… (More)
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