Glycine betaine aldehyde
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| Names | |
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| IUPAC name
N,N,N-trimethyl-2-oxoethanaminium | |
| Other names
Betaine aldehyde | |
| Identifiers | |
| 7418-61-3 7758-31-8 (chloride salt) | |
| 3D model (Jmol) | Interactive image |
| ChEBI | CHEBI:15710 |
| ChemSpider | 244 |
| KEGG | C00576 |
| PubChem | 249 |
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| Properties | |
| C5H12NO | |
| Molar mass | 102.16 g·mol−1 |
| Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). | |
| Infobox references | |
Glycine betaine aldehyde, often simply called betaine aldehyde,[1] is an intermediate in the metabolism of glycine, serine and threonine. The human aldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.3) stimulates the transformation of betaine aldehyde to glycine betaine. Betaine aldehyde is a substrate for choline dehydrogenase (mitochondrial).[2]
Chemical structure
Glycine betaine aldehyde is a short chain aldehyde and quaternary ammonium compound. It can be considered a derivative of the amino acid glycine. Its chemical formula is C5H12NO+.
Biological function
Glycine betaine aldehyde is a component of glycine, serine and threonine metabolism. It also serves as an osmolyte.
It can be found in cytoplasm and mitochondria within the kidney, neurons, and stratum corneum.[3]
References
- ↑ Betaine aldehyde, Biological Magnetic Resonance Data Bank
- ↑ Yilmaz JL, Bülow L. (December 2002). "Enhanced stress tolerance in Escherichia coli and Nicotiana tabacum expressing a betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase/choline dehydrogenase fusion protein.". Biotechnol Prog. 18 (6): 1176–82. doi:10.1021/bp020057k. PMID 12467448.
- ↑ Metabocard for Dimethylglycine, Human Metabolome Database
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