Specific Target Organ Toxicity – Single exposure, category 3
Risk Statements
36
European Hazard Symbols
Irritant (Xi)
RTECS
BP3136000
German water hazard class
3
Physical Property
Melting Point
241-242 °C(lit.)
Solubility
H2O: soluble1 M, clear, colorless
Molecule Details
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.1