Trimethylamine

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tertiary amine

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• One source of trimethylamine is the compound choline (Me3N+CH2CH2OH), which is found in eggs, liver, legumes and some grains; it is broken down by bacteria to form Me3N.
• Top of page What causes trimethylaminuria? The odor associated with trimethylaminuria is caused when trimethylamine is released through the affected person's sweat, breath or urine.
• An impure, commercial trimethylamine is often called Propylamine erroneously, the latter being the name of an isomeric and allied compound.
• Trimethylamine is a nitrogenous base and its positively charged cation is called trimethylammonium cation.
• * Trimethylamine is a HIGHLY FLAMMABLE LIQUID or GAS and a DANGEROUS FIRE HAZARD.

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