Term Name: amino-acid betaine
Synonyms: amino acid betaines, amino-acid betaines, betaines
Definition: Any amino acid-derived zwitterion - such as glycine betaine (N,N,N-trimethylammonioacetate) - in which the ammonium nitrogen carries three methyl substituents.
Ontology: Chebi [CHEBI:22860]

Relationships
is a type of: amino acid derivative ammonium betaine
has subtype: 2-[3-carboxylato-3-(trimethylammonio)propyl]-L-histidine 2-sulfenohercynine 3-Hydroxystachydrine 4-(trimethylammonio)but-2-enoate 4-(trimethylammonio)butanoate beta-alanine betaine carnitine cis-4-hydroxy-D-proline betaine D-proline betaine ergothioneine ergothioneine thione form glycine betaine hypaphorine L-proline betaine N(5),N(5),N(5)-trimethyl-N(2)-[(3R)-3-(acyloxy)acyl]-L-ornithine betaine N(alpha),N(alpha),N(alpha)-trimethyl-L-histidine phenylalanine betaine S-methyl-L-ergothioneine selenoneine trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline betaine tyrosine betaine