Scientific Opinion on the safety and efficacy of betaine anhydrous as a feed additive for all animal species based on a dossier submitted by Trouw Nutritional International B.V. [PDF]
EFSA Journal, 2013 Glycine betaine (betaine) acts as a methyl group donor in transmethylation reactions in organisms. Betaine occurs in numerous vertebrate tissues as an osmolyte, ensuring osmoprotection. Betaine is safe for piglets at the maximum supplementation rate of 2
EFSA Panel on Additives and Products or Substances used in Animal Feed (FEEDAP)
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Impact of betaine as a feed additive on livestock performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality- a review [PDF]
SVU-International Journal of Agricultural Sciences, 2019 Betaine (trimethylglycine) is a nontoxic methylamine compound contains the amino acid glycine with three chemically reactive methyl groups. This review gives an overview of the roles of betaine as a feed additive on the performance, carcass, meat quality
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The betaine content in common cereal-based and gluten-free food from local origin [PDF]
Food and Feed Research, 2015 In this study, betaine content in cereal grains, cereal-based products, gluten-free grains and products of mainly local origin was surveyed. Estimates of betaine are currently a topic of considerable interest. The principal physiologic role of betaine is
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The contrasting relationships between betaine and homocysteine in two clinical cohorts are associated with plasma lipids and drug treatments. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2012 BACKGROUND: Urinary betaine excretion positively correlated with plasma homocysteine in outpatients attending a lipid disorders clinic (lipid clinic study). We aimed to confirm this in subjects with established vascular disease.
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Na+-dependent and Na+-independent betaine transport across the apical membrane of rat renal epithelium [PDF]
, 2015 The low renal excretion of betaine indicates that the kidney efficiently reabsorbs the betaine filtered by the glomeruli but the mechanisms involved in such a process have been scarcely investigated.
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Betaine in Cereal Grains and Grain-Based Products
Foods, 2018 Betaine is a non-essential nutrient which performs several important physiological functions in organisms. Abundant data exist to suggest that betaine has a potential for prevention of chronic diseases and that its dietary intake may contribute to ...
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Betaine and beet molasses enhance L-lactic acid production by Bacillus coagulans. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Lactic acid is an important chemical with various industrial applications, and it can be efficiently produced by fermentation, in which Bacillus coagulans strains present excellent performance. Betaine can promote lactic acid fermentation as an effective
Ke Xu, Ping Xu
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Betaine Accumulation and Betaine-Aldehyde Dehydrogenase in Spinach Leaves [PDF]
Plant Physiology, 1981 Spinach leaf discs accumulated betaine when exposed to a mannitol solution of -20 bars. The accumulation was 12 micromoles per gram original fresh weight in a 24-hour period.Betaine-aldehyde dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.8) was assayed in various subcellular fractions prepared from spinach leaves, and it was found only in the soluble fraction. This cytosolic
S M, Pan, R A, Moreau, C, Yu, A H, Huang
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Cardiovascular Diabetology, 2012 Background Since betaine is an osmolyte and methyl donor, and abnormal betaine loss is common in diabetes mellitus (>20% patients), we investigated the relationship between betaine and the post-methionine load rise in homocysteine, in diabetes and ...
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Anaerobic degradation of dimethylsulfoniopropionate to 3-S-methylmercaptopropionate by a marine Desulfobacterium strain [PDF]
, 1993 Dimethylsulfoniopropionate, an osmolyte of marine algae, is thought to be the major precursor of dimethyl sulfide, which plays a dominant role in biogenic sulfur emission.
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