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Betaine

BioUltra, ≥99.0% (NT)

Synonym(s):

(Carboxymethyl)trimethylammonium inner salt, Oxyneurine, Trimethylglycine

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Linear Formula:
(CH3)3N+CH2COO-
CAS Number:
107-43-7
Molecular Weight:
117.15
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
57651874
EC Number:
203-490-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3537113
MDL number:
MFCD00012123

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Product Name

Betaine, BioUltra, ≥99.0% (NT)

InChI key

KWIUHFFTVRNATP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C5H11NO2/c1-6(2,3)4-5(7)8/h4H2,1-3H3

SMILES string

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

product line

BioUltra

assay

≥99.0% (NT)

impurities

insoluble matters, passes filter test

solubility

methanol: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤200 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤200 mg/kg

cation traces

Cd: ≤5 mg/kg
Co: ≤5 mg/kg
Cr: ≤5 mg/kg
Cu: ≤5 mg/kg
Fe: ≤5 mg/kg
K: ≤50 mg/kg
Mg: ≤5 mg/kg
Mn: ≤5 mg/kg
Na: ≤100 mg/kg
Ni: ≤5 mg/kg
Pb: ≤5 mg/kg
Zn: ≤5 mg/kg
Ca: ≤20 mg/kg

absorption

≤0.05 at 280 nm in methanol at 1 M
≤0.09 at 260 nm in methanol at 1 M

Quality Level

200

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Application

Betaine has been used in reverse transcription to increase the thermal stability of proteins and to destabilize the DNA helix.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Betaine has been shown to increase S-adenosylmethionine (SAM) levels and hence, may have a role in diminishing hepatic steatosis. It is an osmolyte which protects cells against environmental stress.
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.

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

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High plasma concentrations of homocysteine may increase risk of cardiovascular disease. Folic acid lowers plasma homocysteine by 25% maximally, because 5-methyltetrahydrofolate is a methyl donor in the remethylation of homocysteine to methionine. Betaine (trimethylglycine) is also a methyl donor in
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