CAS Number: 590-47-6
Linear Formula: (CH3)3N+CH2COO- · H2O
Molecular Weight: 135.16
Beilstein Registry Number: 3626258
EC Number: 209-684-7
MDL Number: MFCD00150010
PubChem Substance ID: 24891670
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