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zwitterion
oxyneurine
alkaloid
degeneracy
phosphorus
ylide
sulfur
compound
betaines
carnitine
polybetaine
anionic
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crotonobetaine
lycine
onium
arsenobetaine
muscular
sugar beet
hydrogen
Definitions:
Noun
betaine
Definition: a sweet tasting alkaloid that occurs in sugar beets
Definition: 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⁻