"Betaine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A naturally occurring compound that has been of interest for its role in osmoregulation. As a drug, betaine hydrochloride has been used as a source of hydrochloric acid in the treatment of hypochlorhydria. Betaine has also been used in the treatment of liver disorders, for hyperkalemia, for homocystinuria, and for gastrointestinal disturbances. (From Martindale, The Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed, p1341)
| Descriptor ID |
D001622
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.092.877.883.077 D02.675.276.125
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| Concept/Terms |
Betaine- Betaine
- Lycine
- Oxyneurine
- Glycine Betaine
- Betaine, Glycine
C.B.B.- C.B.B.
- Citrate de Bétaïne Beaufour
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| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2017 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2018 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Betaine" by people in Profiles.
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Cocamidopropyl Betaine Surfactant 0.075% Solution in Physiological Serum for Hygiene Process of COVID-19 Intubated Patients. Int J Pharm Compd. 2020 Sep-Oct; 24(5):358-364.
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A diet rich in taurine, cysteine, folate, B12 and betaine may lessen risk for Alzheimer's disease by boosting brain synthesis of hydrogen sulfide. Med Hypotheses. 2019 Nov; 132:109356.
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The carnitine-butyrobetaine-TMAO pathway after cardiac transplant: Impact on cardiac allograft vasculopathy and acute rejection. J Heart Lung Transplant. 2019 10; 38(10):1097-1103.
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Development of an LC?Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for the Quantitative Analysis of Hercynine in Human Whole Blood. Molecules. 2018 Dec 14; 23(12).
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Attenuating effects of caffeic acid phenethyl ester and betaine on abamectin-induced hepatotoxicity and nephrotoxicity. Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2018 Jun; 25(16):15909-15917.
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Methylene-tetrahydrofolate reductase contributes to allergic airway disease. PLoS One. 2018; 13(1):e0190916.
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Counteraction of the deleterious effects of urea on structure and stability of mammalian kidney proteins by osmolytes. Int J Biol Macromol. 2018 Feb; 107(Pt B):1659-1667.
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Simple Protein Modification Using Zwitterionic Polymer to Mitigate the Bioactivity Loss of Conjugated Insulin. Adv Healthc Mater. 2017 Jun; 6(11).
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Discovery of Metabolite Biomarkers for Acute Ischemic Stroke Progression. J Proteome Res. 2017 02 03; 16(2):773-779.
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Effect of mammalian kidney osmolytes on the folding pathway of sheep serum albumin. Int J Biol Macromol. 2017 Apr; 97:625-634.