Not available outside of the UK & Ireland.

Application

Betaine hydrochloride has been used as a component of fixative in HEPES or cacodylate buffer to improve preservation of the ultrastructural morphology of human spermatozoa.

Biochem/physiol Actions

End-product of oxidative metabolism of choline, betaine is a general methyl donor, in particular in a minor pathway of methionine biosynthesis. It is used to treat homocystinuria, which is a defect in the major pathway of methionine biosynthesis.

Betaine hydrochloride can decrease hepatotoxicity, that is stimulated by ethanol.

General description

Betaine(trimethyl glycine) is an osmoprotectant, which is highly effective than proline. It is formed in fromcholine. Betaineis usually present in grains, spinach, beets,broccoli, shellfish and marine algae.

Packaging

100, 250 g in poly bottle

1 kg in poly bottle