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Betaine vs Arsenobetaine - What's the difference?

betaine | arsenobetaine |

As nouns the difference between betaine and arsenobetaine

is that betaine is (uncountable|organic compound) a sweet, crystalline compound (not an alkaloid), trimethylammoniumacetate, found in sugar beet and similar plants, sometimes used to treat muscular degeneracy; the zwitterion (ch3)3n+ch2coo- while arsenobetaine is (organic compound) the derivative of betaine (ch3)3as+ch2coo- in which arsenic replaces the nitrogen atom.

betaine

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(wikipedia betaine)

Noun

  • (uncountable, organic compound) A sweet, crystalline compound (not an alkaloid), trimethylammoniumacetate, found in sugar beet and similar plants, sometimes used to treat muscular degeneracy; the zwitterion (CH3)3N+CH2COO-
  • (countable, organic chemistry) Any derivative of this compound.
  • (countable, organic chemistry, by extension) Any similar compound, based on sulfur or phosphorus etc, having an onium ion with no hydrogen atom adjacent to the anionic atom.

    • Derived terms

    * arsenobetaine * polybetaine * sulfobetaine

    arsenobetaine

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    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (organic compound) The derivative of betaine (CH3)3As+CH2COO- in which arsenic replaces the nitrogen atom