BETAINE

Structure

2D structure of BETAINE
2D structure
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3D model

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Names and identifiers

Name

BETAINE

Also reported as

BETAINE,GLYCINE; GLYCINE-BETAINE

IUPAC name

2-(trimethylammonio)acetate

SMILES

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

General information

Molecular formula

C5H11NO2

Molecular weight

117.15 g/mol

Monoisotopic mass

117.0790 Da

Classification

Pathway:
Superclass:
Class:
Glycoside:
No

Chemical classification: NPClassifier (Kim et al., 2021)

Plants with the compound

Plant Plant part Amount Reference
Achillea millefolium L. subsp. millefolium - -
Wealth of India.
Arnica montana L. subsp. montana flower -
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Avena barbata Pott ex Link leaf -
Dynamic root exudate chemistry and microbial substrate preferences drive patterns in rhizosphere microbial community assembly doi:10.1038/s41564-018-0129-3
Betonica officinalis L. - 840-5000 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Chenopodium album L. subsp. album leaf 12200 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Cichorium intybus L. root -
ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Daucus carota L. root 35 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Festuca rubra L. subsp. juncea (Hack.) K.Richt. aerial parts -
Larher, F. (1978). Trimethyl quaternary ammonium compounds in plants growing in saline salt. Actual Bot, 269-274
Festuca trichophylla (Ducros ex Gaudin) K.Richt. subsp. trichophylla aerial parts -
Larher, F. (1978). Trimethyl quaternary ammonium compounds in plants growing in saline salt. Actual Bot, 269-274
Helianthus tuberosus L. tuber -
ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Lotus corniculatus L. leaf -
Wood, K.V., Stringham, K.J., Smith, D.L., Volenec, J.J., Hendershot, K.L., Jackson, K.A., Rich, P.J., Yang, W.J., Rhodes, D. (1991). Characterization by fast atom bombardment and desorption chemical ionization mass spectrometry. Plant Physiol, 96, 892-897
Medicago sativa L. - -
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Medicago sativa L. leaf -
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Triticum aestivum L. subsp. aestivum aerial parts 1640 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Triticum aestivum L. subsp. aestivum root 82 ppm
Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.
Urtica dioica L. - -
Jim Duke's personal files.
Urtica dioica L. leaf -
ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.