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The chemical reactions and pathways involving monocarboxylic acids, any organic acid containing one carboxyl (COOH) group or anion (COO-). The chemical reactions and pathways involving fatty acids with a chain length of less than 8 carbons. The chemical reactions and pathways involving fatty acids, aliphatic monocarboxylic acids liberated from naturally occurring fats and oils by hydrolysis. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of fatty acids with a chain length of less than 8 carbons. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of fatty acids with a chain length of less than 8 carbons. The chemical reactions and pathways involving any butanoic acid, 4-carbon saturated monocarboxylic acids. The chemical reactions and pathways involving any butyrate, the anions of butyric acid (butanoic acid), a saturated, unbranched aliphatic acid. The chemical reactions and pathways involving lipids, as carried out by individual cells.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: short-chain fatty acid metabolic process
Acc: GO:0046459
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways involving fatty acids with a chain length of less than 8 carbons.
Synonyms:
  • short-chain fatty acid metabolism
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 8 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 101 [Search]


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INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0046459 - short-chain fatty acid metabolic process (interactive image map)
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