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CHOLINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A B-complex vitamin that is a constituent of lecithin; essential in the metabolism of fat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("choline" is a kind of...):

B; B-complex vitamin; B complex; B vitamin; vitamin B; vitamin B complex (originally thought to be a single vitamin but now separated into several B vitamins)

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 Context examples: 

A small-molecule inhibitor of choline kinase alpha (CHKA), with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Choline Kinase Alpha Inhibitor TCD-717, NCI Thesaurus)

This gene is involved in choline metabolism.

(CHDH Gene, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes choline kinase alpha protein, plays a role in the initiation and regulation of phosphatidylcholine biosynthesis.

(CHKA wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A scanner and a computer are used to make detailed pictures of areas inside the body where the C-11 choline collects.

(C-11 choline PET-CT scan, NCI Dictionary)

A PET scanner is used to detect which cells in the body have taken up C-11 choline.

(C-11 choline, NCI Dictionary)

A radiotracer consisting of choline labeled with the positron-emitting isotope carbon C 11 with potential imaging use.

(Carbon C 11 Choline, NCI Thesaurus)

A scanner and a computer are used to make detailed pictures of areas inside the body where the carbon-11 choline collects.

(carbon-11 choline PET-CT scan, NCI Dictionary)

Betaine, acting as a transmethylating metabolic intermediate, is the oxidation product of choline.

(Betaine Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

The choline salt of theophylline with an anti-asthmatic property.

(Oxtriphylline, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes choline O-acetyltransferase protein, plays a role in the synthesis of acetylcholine.

(CHAT wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)