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Betaine aldehyde chloride

Synonym(s):

(Formylmethyl)trimethylammonium chloride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C5H12ClNO
CAS Number:
7758-31-8
Molecular Weight:
137.61
MDL number:
MFCD00063509
UNSPSC Code:
12352202
PubChem Substance ID:
24278267
NACRES:
NA.77

biological source

synthetic (organic)

assay

≥99% (TLC)

form

powder

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless to light yellow

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

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

InChI

1S/C5H12NO.ClH/c1-6(2,3)4-5-7;/h5H,4H2,1-3H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

FSKVGWXINKZUKS-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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Biochem/physiol Actions

Betaine aldehyde is the physiological intermediate in the oxidation of choline to betaine. Mechanistic studies show that in aqueous solution, it exists predominantly (99%) as the diol (hydrate) form.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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Yongliang Liu et al.
Physiologia plantarum, 163(1), 73-87 (2018-01-04)
As compatible solute, glycine betaine (GB) plays a significant role in salinity tolerance in GB accumulating plants. Solanaceous crops such as tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) and tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) are salt sensitive and naturally GB non-accumulators. In Solanaceae, only the Lycium
Shiro Mitsuya et al.
SpringerPlus, 4, 202-202 (2015-05-21)
Glycinebetaine (GB) is an important compatible solute for salinity tolerance in many plants. In this study, we analyzed the enzymatic activity and the expression level of betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase (BADH), an important enzyme that catalyzes the last step in the
E Ortega et al.
Talanta, 147, 253-260 (2015-11-26)
Choline oxidase (ChOx) is a flavoenzyme catalysing the oxidation of choline (Ch) to betaine aldehyde (BA) and glycine betaine (GB). In this paper a fundamental study of the intrinsic fluorescence properties of ChOx due to Flavin Adenine Dinucleotide (FAD) is

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