Efforts to use butyrate as a general drug for tumors elsewhere in the body, howeer, hae been hindered by the high doses of the compound needed to effectiely eradicate cancer.

• 曾经试着把丁酸盐作为一种普遍药物来用于身体其他部位的肿瘤，但是对于杀死肿瘤细胞需要高剂量的复合物妨碍了它的使用。