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betaine

betaine

1 9.9
A natural, sweet-tasting substance found in sugar beets and used as a food supplement
  • noun
  • /ˈbeɪteɪn/
  • Specialized
: betaína
  • In man, betaine is excreted in urine from the neonatal period until about the age of 2 years, but is not excreted by adults, in whom dimethylamine is produced instead.
  • glycine betaine
  • betaine and proline

And then there's a recovery supplement which has creatine, it has ashwagandha, it has betaine, you know, so the some of the stuff I'm talking about.

Examples

  • After these baseline studies, betaine treatment (3 g three times daily) was started.

    Academic text (1991)

  • Rawles is investigating ways to increase the combination's palatability by adding fish solubles, betaine, or other ingredients.

    Academic text (2004)

  • The compounds are choline and betaine.

    Academic text (1999)

  • The estimation of glycine betaine serves as a physiological marker for salt stress.

    Academic text (2013)

  • And then there's a recovery supplement which has creatine, it has ashwagandha, it has betaine, you know, so the some of the stuff I'm talking about.

    FoundMyFitness

  • Betaine bypasses the metabolic block by providing an alternative source of methyl groups for the remethylation of homocysteine.

    Academic text (1991)

  • A lot of research and articles showed a positive relationship between the accretion of proline and glycine betaine and stress tolerance (Hamdia and Shaddad, 2010; Ashraf and Fooland, 2006).

    Academic text (2013)

  • Betaine, found in sugar beets, is often used as a betaine supplement due to its sweet taste.

  • Many athletes add betaine to their diets for its potential benefits in improving exercise performance.

  • Research has indicated that betaine may enhance energy metabolism and support overall health.

Surface Forms

betaine singular
betaines plural

Morphology

betaine = beta (opaque) = beta + ine

Although formed from 'beta' + the chemical suffix '-ine', the origin referring to the beet genus and the chemical nature is not clear to general learners, so meaning cannot be derived from the base.

Etymology

Betaine gets its name from the sugar beet: the plant name Beta ('beet') plus the chemical ending -ine. So, it is a natural compound first found in beets, which helps explain why it is used in food and nutrition.