Choline (Ch)

Vitamin Bp; Choline Chloride

Choline (Ch)
Choline is a water-soluble essential nutrient. It is usually grouped within the B-complex vitamins. Choline generally refers to the various quaternary ammonium salts containing the N,N,N-trimethylethanolammonium cation.The cation appears in the head groups of phosphatidylcholine and sphingomyelin, two classes of phospholipid that are abundant in cell membranes. It also becomes the neurotransmitter acetylcholine.
Choline is a quaternary saturated amine with the chemical formula (CH3)3N+CH2CH2OHX−, where X− is a counterion such as chloride (see choline chloride), hydroxide or tartrate. Choline chloride can form a low-melting deep eutectic solvent mixture with urea with unusual properties. The salicylate salt is used topically for pain relief of aphthous ulcers.

Organism species: Pan-species (General)