Choline
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choline-204-11819784
title:
Choline
text:
Choline is an essential nutrient for humans and many other animals, which was formerly classified as a B vitamin (vitamin B4).
It is a structural part of phospholipids and a methyl donor in metabolic one-carbon chemistry. The compound is related to trimethylglycine in the latter respect. It is a cation with the chemical formula [(CH3)3NCH2CH2OH]+. Choline forms various salts, for example choline chloride and choline bitartrate.
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Chemical compound and essential nutrient
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choline
date created:
2002-12-17T01:34:34Z
date modified:
2024-09-10T02:00:45Z
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