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Choline vs Trimethylglycine - What's the difference?

choline | trimethylglycine |

As nouns the difference between choline and trimethylglycine

is that choline is a hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH3)3N+CH2CH2OHX−. It is an essential nutrient for cardiovascular and brain health and for cell membrane formation. Discovered by Andreas Strecker in 1862 while trimethylglycine is an organic compound related to choline, with the difference that the terminal carboxylic acid group of trimethylglycine has been reduced to a hydroxyl group in choline.

choline

English

(wikipedia choline)

Noun

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  • (biochemistry) A hydroxy quaternary ammonium compound with formula (CH3]])3N+[[hydroxyl, OHX?. It is an essential nutrient for cardiovascular and brain health and for cell membrane formation. Discovered by Andreas Strecker in 1862.

    • Derived terms

    * acetylcholine * phosphatidylcholine * thiocholine

    Synonyms

    * vitamin J (no longer considered a vitamin )

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    trimethylglycine

    English

    Noun

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  • (organic chemistry) An organic compound related to choline, with the difference that the terminal carboxylic acid group of trimethylglycine has been reduced to a hydroxyl group in choline.

    • Synonyms

    * glycine betaine * TMG