甜菜碱一水合物，Betaine monohydrate；≥99%

General description

Betaine is a zwitterionic quaternary ammonium compound and is mainly present in animals, microorganisms and plants. It is one of the main constituent of several food items like wheat, shellfish, spinach and sugar beets. It is also termed as trimethylglycine, lycine, glycine betaine and oxyneurine. Betaine is a methyl derivative of glycine. It has a molecular mass of 117.2.^[1]

Application

Betaine monohydrate has been used:
• in the preparation of KLA buffer to perform polymerase chain reaction (PCR)^[4]
• to study the its effects on K_m and V_max of human aldose reductase^[2]
• to study its effects on the growth of A549 lung cancer both in vitro and in vivo^[3]

Biochem/physiol Actions

Betaine, as an osmolyte helps to guard the cells, proteins and enzymes from environmental stress. It also acts as a methyl donor to involve in the methionine cycle.^[1]

胆碱氧化代谢的终产物，甜菜碱是一个普遍的甲基供体，特别是在蛋氨酸生物合成的次要途径。用于治疗蛋氨酸生物合成主要途径缺陷的同型胱氨酸尿症。

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