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Trimethylglycine is an
amino acid
derivative with the
formula (CH3)3N+CH2CO−2. A colorless, water-soluble solid, it
occurs in plants. Trimethylglycine...
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neurotransmitter acetylcholine, and the
osmoregulator trimethylglycine (betaine).
Trimethylglycine in turn
serves as a
source of
methyl groups by parti****ting...
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adjacent to the
cationic site. Historically, the term was
reserved for
trimethylglycine (TMG),
which is
involved in
methylation reactions and detoxification...
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allows experimental analysis of the equilibrium. The
compound trimethylglycine,
which was
isolated from
sugar beet, was
named as "betaine". Later...
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metabolite of
trimethyl quaternary ammonium compounds, like choline,
trimethylglycine, and L-carnitine. High TMAO
concentrations are ****ociated with an increased...
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group from
trimethylglycine and a
hydrogen ion from
homocysteine to
produce dimethylglycine and
methionine respectively:
Trimethylglycine (methyl donor)...
- glycine. Sarcosine, like the
related compounds dimethylglycine (DMG) and
trimethylglycine (betaine, TMG), is
formed via the
metabolism of
nutrients such as choline...
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methyl iodide, the
amine becomes quaternized to give
trimethylglycine, a
natural product: H 3N+ CH 2COO− + 3 CH3I → (CH 3) 3N+ CH 2COO− +...
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found in
beans and liver, and has a
sweet taste. It can be
formed from
trimethylglycine upon the loss of one of its
methyl groups. It is also a
byproduct of...
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Betaine itself (in a non-hydrochloric form, also
known as TMG or
Trimethylglycine) also has a
lipotropic effect.
Quinoa is high in betaine.[citation...
