Betaine, as a methyl donor, is distributed widely in animals, plants, and microorganisms. It participates in an important biochemical reaction - the methionine cycle in organism. Betaine can obviously improve the symptoms due to lacking of methyl group in organism, and can be used to treat hyperhomocysteine syndrome, protect liver and kidney, heart and blood vessels. It also has lots of other beneficial pharmacological effects such as inhibition of unceasingly growing tumor cells and protection ...更多
Betaine, as a methyl donor, is distributed widely in animals, plants, and microorganisms. It participates in an important biochemical reaction - the methionine cycle in organism. Betaine can obviously improve the symptoms due to lacking of methyl group in organism, and can be used to treat hyperhomocysteine syndrome, protect liver and kidney, heart and blood vessels. It also has lots of other beneficial pharmacological effects such as inhibition of unceasingly growing tumor cells and protection of cells against hyperosmotic damage. This paper summarized the current status of studies on the pharmacodynamics of betaine and the possible mechanisms.收起
