1) Alkaloid 2) Alkaloid used in medicine
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A betaine (BEET-uh-een, n) in chemistry is any neutral chemical compound with a positively charged cationic functional group such as a quaternary ammonium or phosphonium cation (generally: onium ions) which bears no hydrogen atom and with a negatively charged functional group such as a carboxylate group which may not be adjacent to the cationic si...
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• (n.) A nitrogenous base, C5H11NO2, produced artificially, and also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline substance; -- called also lycine and oxyneurine. It has a sweetish taste.
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(from the article `metabolic disease`) ...of persons with homocystinuria are responsive to treatment with vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), and these individuals tend to have a better intellectual ...
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<chemical> A derivative of glycine characterised by high water solubility. Can function as an osmotic agent in plant tissues. ... See: biogenic amines. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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(be´tә-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.
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A derivative of glycine characterized by high water solubility. Can function as an osmotic agent in plant tissues. See biogenic amines.
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Be'ta·ine noun [ From
beta , generic name of the beet.]
(Chemistry) A nitrogenous base, C
5 H
11 NO
2 , produced artificially, and also occurring naturally in beet-root molasses and its residues, from which it is extracted as a white crystalline substance; -...
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Type: Term Pronunciation: bē′tă-īn Definitions: 1. An oxidation product of choline and a transmethylating intermediate in metabolism. 2. A class of compounds related to betaine. (1) (R
3N+—CHR′—COO−), glycine betaine. Synonyms: glycine betaine
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noun a sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets
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SurfactantSurfactant and foam booster.
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a colorless, crystalline, water-soluble, sweet-tasting alkaloid, CHNO, usually obtained from sugar beets or synthesized from glycine, used chiefly in medicine.
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