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B7045

Sigma-Aldrich

Betaine hydrochloride

BioUltra, ≥99%

Synonym(s):

(Carboxymethyl)trimethylammonium hydrochloride

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)3N+CH2COOH · Cl-
CAS Number:
590-46-5
Molecular Weight:
153.61
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3916181
EC Number:
209-683-1
MDL number:
MFCD00011903
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
PubChem Substance ID:
24891971

product line

BioUltra

assay

≥99%

impurities

≤0.0005% Phosphorus (P)
≤0.1% Insoluble matter

ign. residue

≤0.1%

mp

241-242 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 1 M, clear, colorless

anion traces

sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.05%

cation traces

Al: ≤0.0005%
Ca: ≤0.0005%
Cu: ≤0.0005%
Fe: ≤0.0005%
K: ≤0.005%
Mg: ≤0.0005%
NH4+: ≤0.05%
Na: ≤0.05%
Pb: ≤0.001%
Zn: ≤0.0005%

SMILES string

[Cl-].C[N+](C)(C)CC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C5H11NO2.ClH/c1-6(2,3)4-5(7)8;/h4H2,1-3H3;1H

InChI key

HOPSCVCBEOCPJZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Biochem/physiol Actions

End-product of oxidative metabolism of choline, betaine is a general methyl donor, in particular in a minor pathway of methionine biosynthesis. It is used to treat homocystinuria, which is a defect in the major pathway of methionine biosynthesis.[1]

pictograms

Corrosion
GHS05

signalword

Danger

hcodes

H318

Hazard Classifications

Eye Dam. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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079K14902
050K02153
087H0722
037H01961
029H07171

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Bernd C Schwahn et al.
The Biochemical journal, 382(Pt 3), 831-840 (2004-06-26)
MTHFR (methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase) catalyses the synthesis of 5-methyltetrahydrofolate, the folate derivative utilized in homocysteine remethylation to methionine. A severe deficiency of MTHFR results in hyperhomocysteinaemia and homocystinuria. Betaine supplementation has proven effective in ameliorating the biochemical abnormalities and the clinical
Jun Ying et al.
PloS one, 8(2), e54561-e54561 (2013-02-06)
Evidence from human and animal research indicates that choline metabolic pathways may be activated during a variety of diseases, including cancer. We report results of a case-control study of 2821 lung cancer cases and 2923 controls that assessed associations of
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Karthik Ragunathan et al.
The American journal of medicine, 126(6), e1-e1 (2013-05-21)
Weijia Xie et al.
Diabetes, 62(6), 2141-2150 (2013-02-05)
Circulating metabolites associated with insulin sensitivity may represent useful biomarkers, but their causal role in insulin sensitivity and diabetes is less certain. We previously identified novel metabolites correlated with insulin sensitivity measured by the hyperinsulinemic-euglycemic clamp. The top-ranking metabolites were
Vasily S Minkov et al.
Acta crystallographica. Section C, Crystal structure communications, 69(Pt 4), 416-420 (2013-04-13)
The title compound, betaine 0.77-perhydrate 0.23-hydrate, (CH3)3N(+)CH2COO(-)·0.77H2O2·0.23H2O, crystallizes in the orthorhombic noncentrosymmetric space group Pca2(1). Chiral molecules of hydrogen peroxide are positionally disordered with water molecules in a ratio of 0.77:0.23. Betaine, 2-(trimethylazaniumyl)acetate, preserves its zwitterionic state, with a positively
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