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betaine (/ˈbiːtə.iːn, bɪˈteɪ-, -ɪn/) in
chemistry is any
neutral chemical compound with a
positively charged cationic functional group that
bears no...
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Cocamidopropyl betaine (CAPB) is a
mixture of
closely related organic compounds derived from
coconut oil and dimethylaminopropylamine. CAPB is available...
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occurs in plants.
Trimethylglycine was the
first betaine discovered;
originally it was
simply called betaine because, in the 19th century, it was discovered...
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Mesomeric betaines are
dipolar heterocyclic compounds in
which both the
negative and the
positive charges are delocalized.
Examples are
mesoionic compounds...
- Reichardt's dye (
Betaine 30) is an
organic dye
belonging to the
class of
azomerocyanine betaines. This dye is
notable for its
solvatochromic properties...
- will be
established between the "parent"
molecule and the zwitterion.
Betaines are
zwitterions that
cannot isomerize to an all-neutral form, such as when...
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followed by NMR spectroscopy. The
existence and
interconversion of the
betaine (3a and 3b) is
subject of
ongoing research. For lithium-free
Wittig reactions...
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ergothioneine starts with the
methylation of
histidine to
produce histidine betaine (hercynine). The
sulfur atom is then
incorporated from cysteine. The biosynthetic...
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Chloral betaine (USAN, BAN) (brand
names Beta-Chlor, Somilan), also
known as
cloral betaine (INN), is a sedative-hypnotic drug. It was
introduced by Mead...
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glutathione levels.[citation needed]
Betaine hydrochloride is a
lipotropic and
increases gastric acid.
Betaine itself (in a non-hydrochloric form, also...
