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Creation Date2012-05-31 13:48:16 -0600
Update Date2015-06-03 15:53:52 -0600
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • ECMDB01252
Identification
Name:Betaine aldehyde
DescriptionBetaine aldehyde is an intermediate in the metabolism of glycine, serine and threonine. Betaine aldehyde dehydrogenase facilitates the conversion of betaine aldehyde to betaine. (PMID: 12467448, 7646513)
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • (formylmethyl)trimethyl-Ammonium
  • (Formylmethyl)trimethylammonium
  • N,N,N-trimethyl-2-oxoethylammonium
  • Betaine aldehyde
  • BTL
  • Glycine betaine aldehyde
  • N,N,N-Trimethyl-2-oxo Ethanaminium
  • N,N,N-Trimethyl-2-oxo-Ethanaminium
  • N,N,N-Trimethyl-2-oxoethylammonium
  • Trimethyl(formylmethyl)ammonium
Chemical Formula:C5H12NO
Weight:Average: 102.1549
Monoisotopic: 102.091889011
InChI Key:SXKNCCSPZDCRFD-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C5H12NO/c1-6(2,3)4-5-7/h5H,4H2,1-3H3/q+1
CAS number:7418-61-3
IUPAC Name:trimethyl(2-oxoethyl)azanium
Traditional IUPAC Name:betaine aldehyde
SMILES:C[N+](C)(C)CC=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as tetraalkylammonium salts. These are organonitrogen compounds containing a quaternary ammonium substituted with four alkyl chains.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic nitrogen compounds
ClassOrganonitrogen compounds
Sub ClassQuaternary ammonium salts
Direct ParentTetraalkylammonium salts
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Tetraalkylammonium salt
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Organic oxide
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Organic salt
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Amine
  • Aldehyde
  • Organic cation
  • Aliphatic acyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic acyclic compounds
External Descriptors
Physical Properties
State:Solid
Charge:1
Melting point:Not Available
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
Water Solubility0.93 g/LALOGPS
logP-2.7ALOGPS
logP-4.7ChemAxon
logS-2.2ALOGPS
pKa (Strongest Basic)-8.2ChemAxon
Physiological Charge1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count0ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area17.07 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count2ChemAxon
Refractivity41.06 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability11.64 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings0ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations:Cytoplasm
Reactions:
Choline + NAD > Betaine aldehyde + Hydrogen ion + NADH
Betaine aldehyde + Water + NADP > Betaine +2 Hydrogen ion + NADPH
Betaine aldehyde + Water + NAD <> Betaine +2 Hydrogen ion + NADH
Choline + Acceptor + Acceptor <> Betaine aldehyde + Reduced acceptor + Reduced acceptor
Betaine aldehyde + NADP + Water <> Betaine + NADPH +2 Hydrogen ion
Betaine aldehyde + NAD + Water > Hydrogen ion + Betaine + NADH
Choline + an oxidized electron acceptor > Betaine aldehyde + a reduced electron acceptor
Choline + acceptor > Betaine aldehyde + reduced acceptor
Betaine aldehyde + NAD + Water > Betaine + NADH
alkylsulfonate + FMNH2 + Oxygen > Betaine aldehyde + Sulfite + Flavin Mononucleotide + Water +2 Hydrogen ion + Sulfite
Butanesulfonate + Oxygen + FMNH2 > Hydrogen ion + Water + Sulfite + Flavin Mononucleotide + Betaine aldehyde + Sulfite
Oxygen + FMNH2 + 3-(N-morpholino)propanesulfonate > Sulfite + Water + Hydrogen ion + Flavin Mononucleotide + Betaine aldehyde + Sulfite
ethanesulfonate + Oxygen + FMNH2 > Hydrogen ion + Water + Flavin Mononucleotide + Sulfite + Betaine aldehyde + Sulfite
isethionate + Oxygen + FMNH2 > Betaine aldehyde + Flavin Mononucleotide + Hydrogen ion + Water + Sulfite + Sulfite
Oxygen + methanesulfonate + FMNH2 + Methanesulfonate > Hydrogen ion + Water + Flavin Mononucleotide + Sulfite + Betaine aldehyde + Sulfite
Choline + Acceptor <> Betaine aldehyde + Reduced acceptor
Betaine aldehyde + Water + NADP > Betaine +2 Hydrogen ion + NADPH
Choline + Acceptor <> Betaine aldehyde + Reduced acceptor
Betaine aldehyde + Water + NADP > Betaine +2 Hydrogen ion + NADPH
SMPDB Pathways:
sulfur metabolism (butanesulfonate)PW000923 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
sulfur metabolism (ethanesulfonate)PW000925 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
sulfur metabolism (isethionate)PW000926 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
sulfur metabolism (methanesulfonate)PW000927 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
sulfur metabolism (propanesulfonate)PW000924 ThumbThumb?image type=greyscaleThumb?image type=simple
KEGG Pathways:
EcoCyc Pathways:
  • glycine betaine biosynthesis I (Gram-negative bacteria) BETSYN-PWY
Concentrations
Not Available
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, Positivesplash10-0pb9-9200000000-421de623448d638559baView in MoNA
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (Non-derivatized) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , positivesplash10-0pb9-9400000000-f6a6158eae2887c8c1b6View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-a88ccc4efc693cee968eView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , positivesplash10-0udi-1900000000-c0d04b882f6ce11b3cd0View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , positivesplash10-0udi-3900000000-4f77db778fd255f71dd2View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , positivesplash10-0a4i-9100000000-5c1b81d01b1990f7dca0View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - LC-ESI-QQ , positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-692d4006b060a156af58View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - n/a 7V, positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-a0f8f51b132a9c6b49feView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 4V, positivesplash10-0f6x-9400000000-22287f9ceaea3897977aView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 5V, positivesplash10-0udl-9700000000-d1b3630f59ab06687becView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 7V, positivesplash10-0udl-9700000000-5daee890b99e88ca3863View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 10V, positivesplash10-0zfu-9500000000-ad58eac6d9e695625dfdView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 15V, positivesplash10-0a4l-9200000000-cd66506aaa5b99e64441View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 17V, positivesplash10-0a4l-9100000000-9d37cb03fd6c5fcec3e6View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 20V, positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-7a7c6e00e7abea9f0814View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 23V, positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-651a97bfe861cc4973f7View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 25V, positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-59d7cad20ff065ba2f6fView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 27V, positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-485481563cd89be3d736View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 30V, positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-c2ada75b19fab2af1a11View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 33V, positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-9235a6f53edfdaa4de3eView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 35V, positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-e42443a076dcb59982c9View in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 40V, positivesplash10-0a4i-9000000000-7d7369273ce75b201fbeView in MoNA
LC-MS/MSLC-MS/MS Spectrum - QTOF 45V, positivesplash10-0a4l-9000000000-2a95a181dc0fc993aaa3View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-0udi-1900000000-b4d3df384d18e299514fView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-0udi-9700000000-1e9685e60dac71951689View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-00e9-9000000000-766e4b072c03c25f1477View in MoNA
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
References
References:
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Synthesis Reference:Cromwell, B. T.; Rennie, S. D. Biosynthesis and metabolism of betaines in plants. II. Biosynthesis of glycinebetaine(betaine) in higher plants. Biochemical Journal (1954), 58 318-22.
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
External Links:
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CHEBI ID15710
HMDB IDHMDB01252
Pubchem Compound ID249
Kegg IDC00576
ChemSpider ID244
WikipediaBTL
BioCyc IDBETAINE_ALDEHYDE
EcoCyc IDBETAINE_ALDEHYDE
Ligand ExpoBTL

Enzymes

General function:
Involved in choline dehydrogenase activity
Specific function:
Can catalyze the oxidation of choline to betaine aldehyde and betaine aldehyde to glycine betaine at the same rate
Gene Name:
betA
Uniprot ID:
P17444
Molecular weight:
61877
Reactions
Choline + acceptor = betaine aldehyde + reduced acceptor.
General function:
Involved in oxidoreductase activity
Specific function:
Betaine aldehyde + NAD(+) + H(2)O = betaine + NADH
Gene Name:
betB
Uniprot ID:
P17445
Molecular weight:
52911
Reactions
Betaine aldehyde + NAD(+) + H(2)O = betaine + NADH.
General function:
Involved in alkanesulfonate monooxygenase activity
Specific function:
Involved in desulfonation of aliphatic sulfonates. Catalyzes the conversion of pentanesulfonic acid to sulfite and pentaldehyde and is able to desulfonate a wide range of sulfonated substrates including C-2 to C-10 unsubstituted linear alkanesulfonates, substituted ethanesulfonic acids and sulfonated buffers
Gene Name:
ssuD
Uniprot ID:
P80645
Molecular weight:
41736
Reactions
An alkanesufonate (R-CH(2)-SO(3)H) + FMNH(2) + O(2) = an aldehyde (R-CHO) + FMN + sulfite + H(2)O.