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SBR00030

Sigma-Aldrich

Short Chain Fatty Acid Kit

0.2μM filtered

Synonym(s):

Sodium acetate, Sodium propionate, and Sodium butyrate

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UNSPSC Code:
12352211
NACRES:
NA.25

Quality Level

100

packaging

pkg of 1 kit

lipid type

saturated FAs

storage temp.

−20°C

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General description

Short chain fatty acids (SCFAs) are saturated fatty acids with less than 6 carbons. SCFAs are produced in the gut by microbial fermentation of dietary fibers.(1) The most important and researched SCFAs are Acetate (Ac), propionate (Pr) and butyrate (Bu).(2) SCFAs are predominantly found in the colon and cross the intestinal epithelium to the blood stream. SCFAs were found to be beneficial and effective in prevention of obesity, Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease and insulin resistance.(3,4)

Application

SCFAs can serve in various applications including in vitro and in vivo administration to study the effect on immune system activation(5), protect epithelial cells from LPS penetration by tight junction formation induction(6), effect insulin secretion(7) and more. In these studies, SCFAs were administrated in vitro at the following concentration range Acetate 1-10mM, propionate and butyrate 0.1-1mM and in vivo Acetate, 70 mM; propionate, 30 mM; butyrate, 20 mM.
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) have diverse roles in various metabolic processes, and their measurement through metabolomics can provide valuable insights into several applications.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Role
  • Regulate metabolism in the gut
  • Indicators of gut health and inflammation
  • Associated with gastrointestinal diseases such as IBS and other conditions such as obesity, colonic carcinogenesis, insulin sensitivity and ischemic stroke

Features and Benefits

  • High-quality chemical, suitable for mulitple research applications
  • Commonly employed in Metabolomics and Biochemical studies

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Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

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Myunghoo Kim et al.
Cell host & microbe, 20(2), 202-214 (2016-08-02)
Antibody production is a metabolically demanding process that is regulated by gut microbiota, but the microbial products supporting B cell responses remain incompletely identified. We report that short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs), produced by gut microbiota as fermentation products of dietary
Hui Yan et al.
PloS one, 12(6), e0179586-e0179586 (2017-06-28)
The intestinal epithelial barrier, composed of epithelial cells, tight junction proteins and intestinal secretions, prevents passage of luminal substances and antigens through the paracellular space. Dysfunction of the intestinal barrier integrity induced by toxins and pathogens is associated with a
Emanuel E Canfora et al.
Nature reviews. Endocrinology, 15(5), 261-273 (2019-01-24)
Evidence is accumulating that the gut microbiome is involved in the aetiology of obesity and obesity-related complications such as nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). The gut microbiota is able to ferment indigestible
J H Cummings et al.
Gut, 28(10), 1221-1227 (1987-10-01)
Evidence for the occurrence of microbial breakdown of carbohydrate in the human colon has been sought by measuring short chain fatty acid (SCFA) concentrations in the contents of all regions of the large intestine and in portal, hepatic and peripheral
Tara M Henagan et al.
British journal of pharmacology, 172(11), 2782-2798 (2015-01-07)
Sodium butyrate (NaB), an epigenetic modifier, is effective in promoting insulin sensitivity. The specific genomic loci and mechanisms underlying epigenetically induced obesity and insulin resistance and the targets of NaB are not fully understood. The anti-diabetic and anti-obesity effects of

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