BETAINE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does betaine mean? 

• BETAINE (noun)
  The noun BETAINE has 1 sense:

1. a sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets

  Familiarity information: BETAINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• BETAINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("betaine" is a kind of...):

alkaloid (natural bases containing nitrogen found in plants)

 Context examples 

This protein is involved in the conversion of choline to betaine.

(Choline Dehydrogenase, Mitochondrial, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes betaine—homocysteine S-methyltransferase 1 protein, plays a role in amino acid metabolism.

(BHMT wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

Betaine—homocysteine S-methyltransferase 1 (406 aa, ~45 kDa) is encoded by the human BHMT gene.

(Betaine--Homocysteine S-Methyltransferase 1, NCI Thesaurus)

Betaine, acting as a transmethylating metabolic intermediate, is the oxidation product of choline.

(Betaine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

Water-soluble vitamin that is a precursor for acetylcholine, phospholipids, and the methyl donor betaine.

(Choline, NCI Thesaurus/CRCH)

Betaine hydrochloride is used as a gastric acidifier supplement.

(Betaine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The hydrochloride form of betaine, a crystalline alkaloid occurring in sugar beets and other plants.

(Betaine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)