What Is Buterate?

Buterate is a small molecule that your gut microbium generates. The colon is the only cell type in the entire body that uses buterate as its source of energy, rather than glucose. It's also really important for your gut barrier because it's a source of production of musin. And so this strain that we're going to talk about, plestridium butericum, which produces buterate, is known to produce a increased musin.

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