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betaine

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betaine /be·ta·ine/ (be´tah-ēn) the carboxylic acid derived by oxidation of choline; it acts as a transmethylating metabolic intermediate and is used in the treatment of homocystinuria. The hydrochloride salt is used as a gastric acidifier.
be·ta·ine (bt-n, -n)
n.
A sweet crystalline alkaloid occurring in sugar beets and other plants and used in the treatment of muscular degeneration.
betaine [be´tah-ēn]
the carboxylic acid derived by oxidation of choline; it acts as a transmethylating metabolic intermediate and is used in the treatment of homocystinuria. The hydrochloride salt is used as a gastric acidifier.
betaine
the carboxylic acid derived by oxidation of choline; it acts as a transmethylating metabolic intermediate.
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