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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.

be·ta·ine

(bē'tă-īn), Avoid the mispronunciation bē'tān.

1. An oxidation product of choline and a transmethylating intermediate in metabolism.

2. A class of compounds related to betaine. (1) (that is, R₃N⁺-CHR'-COO^-), for example, glycine betaine.

Synonym(s): glycine betaine

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.

betaine

(bē′tə-ēn′, -ĭn)

1. A sweet-tasting crystalline alkaloid, C₅H₁₁NO₂, found in sugar beets and other plants, used to treat certain metabolic disorders, especially an enzyme defect that causes excessive levels of homocysteine in the blood and urine.

2. Any of several alkaloids with similar structures.

be·ta·ine

(bā'tă-ēn)

An oxidation product of choline and a transmethylating intermediate in metabolism.

betaine

the carboxylic acid derived by oxidation of choline; it acts as a transmethylating metabolic intermediate.

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Understanding and improving salt tolerance in plants

Interest in the medical use of betaine [2(N,N,N-trimethyl-ammonium) acetate] has been generated by the knowledge of its importance as an alternative homocysteine methylating agent.

Here, we report a simple and sensitive isocratic HPLC-UV method for the determination of DMG and betaine in plasma and urine.

Simple method for the routine determination of betaine and N,N-dimethylglycine in blood and urine

GB is synthesized in plants from serine via ethanolamine, choline, and betaine aldehyde (Hanson and Scott 1980).

In the 1989 field samples, total QAC levels in the betaine fraction were initially determined on half the sample by a spectrophotometric periodide assay (Ladyman et al.

Genotypic variation for glycinebetaine in Sorghum. (Crop Physiology & Metabolism)

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