Talk:Betaines
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I've moved this page from Betaine because Betaine as Trimethylglycine is far more common usage. This plural use is from the IUPAC [1], but if there's a better name, I won't object. Micha 08:40, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Pronunciation
According to Nickon, the correct pronunciation is "BEET-a ene", not BAY-tah ene or beh-TAYN. (Sorry, I don't know wiki-preferred orthographic symbols.) The term derives from the vegetable beets, not from the Greek letter beta (β). The trimethylglycine betaine was isolated from beets, hence the naming. See: Organic Chemistry, the Name Game: Modern Coined Terms and Their Origins by Alex Nickon and Ernest F. Silversmith. Pergamon, 1987. ISBN-10: 008034481X , ISBN-13: 978-0080344812 AdderUser 17:41, 7 March 2007 (UTC)
