Editing Valeric acid (section)

==Biology==
In humans, valeric acid is a minor product<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.3390/nu12041107  |title=The Effect of Probiotics on the Production of Short-Chain Fatty Acids by Human Intestinal Microbiome |year=2020 |last1=Markowiak-Kopeć |first1=Paulina |last2=Śliżewska |first2=Katarzyna |journal=Nutrients |volume=12 |issue=4 |page=1107 |pmid=32316181 |pmc=7230973 |s2cid=216075062 |doi-access=free }}</ref> of the [[gut microbiome]] and can also be produced by metabolism of its esters found in food.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://hmdb.ca/metabolites/HMDB0000892 |title=Metabocard for Valeric acid |website= Human Metabolome Database |access-date=2020-09-30 |date=2020-04-23 }}</ref> The restoration of levels of this acid in the gut has been suggested as the mechanism that results in control of [[Clostridioides difficile infection|''Clostridioides difficile'' infection]] after [[fecal microbiota transplant]].<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.1053/j.gastro.2018.07.014 |title=Inhibiting Growth of Clostridioides difficile by Restoring Valerate, Produced by the Intestinal Microbiota |year=2018 |last1=McDonald |first1=Julie A.K. |last2=Mullish |first2=Benjamin H. |last3=Pechlivanis |first3=Alexandros |last4=Liu |first4=Zhigang |last5=Brignardello |first5=Jerusa |last6=Kao |first6=Dina |last7=Holmes |first7=Elaine |last8=Li |first8=Jia V. |last9=Clarke |first9=Thomas B. |last10=Thursz |first10=Mark R. |last11=Marchesi |first11=Julian R. |journal=Gastroenterology |volume=155 |issue=5 |pages=1495–1507.e15 |pmid=30025704 |pmc=6347096 }}
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