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Betaine monohydrate

Catalog No. B2754 Name Sigma Aldrich
CAS Number 590-47-6 Website http://www.sigmaaldrich.com
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Purity ≥99% Email
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SYNONYMS

Title
甜菜碱 一水合物
IUPAC name
2-(trimethylazaniumyl)acetate hydrate
IUPAC Traditional name
glycine betaine hydrate

DATABASE IDS

MDL Number MFCD00150010
PubChem SID 24891670
CAS Number 590-47-6
EC Number 209-684-7
Beilstein Number 3626258

PROPERTIES

Purity ≥99%
Personal Protective Equipment Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US), type P1 (EN143) respirator filter
Storage Temperature 2-8°C
German water hazard class 1

DETAILS

Description (English)
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

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