Short-chain fatty acid Plus assay
Product number:
433
Short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) and medium-chain fatty acids (MCFAs) are important energy-supplying metabolites. They are also signaling molecules involved in the regulation of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism, as well as mediators of the gut microbiome-immune axis and the gut-brain axis. Abnormalities in the metabolism of SCFAs and MCFAs can result in a wide range of disorders including diabetes, neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer. The combined analysis of SCFAs and MCFAs can provide crucial insights into diet-microbiome-host interaction, energy homeostasis, and health status.
For research use only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.
Metabolites covered
- Acetic acid (FA 2:0)
- Propionic acid (FA 3:0)
- Isobutyric acid (FA 3:0-2M)
- Butyric acid (FA 4:0)
- 2-Methylbutyric acid (FA 4:0-2M)
- Isovaleric acid (FA 4:0-3M)
- Valeric acid (FA 5:0)
- 2-Methylvaleric acid (FA 5:0-2M)
- 3-Methylvaleric acid (FA 5:0-3M)
- Isocaproic acid (FA 5:0-4M)
- Caproic acid (FA 6:0)
- 4-Methylhexanoic acid (FA 6:0-4M)
- 5-Methylhexanoic acid (FA 6:0-5M)
- Heptanoic acid (FA 7:0)
- Caprylic acid (FA 8:0)
- Nonanoic acid (FA 9:0)
- Capric acid (FA 10:0)
- Undecanoic acid (FA 11:0)
- Lauric acid (FA 12:0)
