DI- AND TRIBUTYRIN C4 

Di- and tributyrin are non-polar molecules consisting of butyric acid and glycerol. Free butyric acid, butyric salts and coated butyric acid only have antibacterial effect at low PH-values due to its dissociated form at high pH-values. Whereas di- and tributyrin work further in the entire intestinal tract free butyric acid and butyric salts do not. Coated butyric acid reaches the small intestines however due to high pH-values it will have no antibacterial effect. The butyric acid in the di- and tributyrin is released further in the entire intestinal tract by endogenous lipase produced by the pancreas and acts as an energy source for the epithelial cells. 1-Monobutyrin works in the stomach or crop and gizzard and will be right after the stomach taken up into the bloodstream. After the dibutyrin is split off by endogenous lipase 1-monobutyrin remains. This remaining 1-monobutyrin will then be taken up into the bloodstream through the gut wall and keep its  strong anti-bacterial properties.