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Choline

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Choline
Choline
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Choline salicylate
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Choline bicarbonate
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Choline bitartrate
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Molecular structure via molpic based on CDK
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Conformer structure via 3Dmol.js
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Physical properties
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104.17 g/mol [1]
Melting point244-247 °C (as chloride salt) [1]
SolubilitySoluble [1]
-0.4 [1]
Structural Identifiers
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C5H14NO+ [1]
2-hydroxyethyl(trimethyl)azanium [1]
C[N+](C)(C)CCO [1]
InChI=1S/C5H14NO/c1-6(2,3)4-5-7/h7H,4-5H2,1-3H3/q+1 [1]
InChIKeyOEYIOHPDSNJKLS-UHFFFAOYSA-N [1]

Choline (also known as Choline, Choline ion, Bilineurine, 62-49-7, Choline cation, 2-Hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethylethanaminium, Cholinum, Ethanaminium, 2-hydroxy-N,N,N-trimethyl-, (2-Hydroxyethyl)trimethylammonium or trimethylethanolamine)

Chemistry

Salts []

Choline is typically found in the form of its salicylate, bicarbonate and bitartrate salts.

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Choline is a achiral mixture

Pharmacology

Metabolism

Subjective effects []

See also []

  • Anodyne

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    References []

    1. National Center for Biotechnology Information. PubChem Compound Summary for CID 305, Choline. Accessed January 15, 2026. https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/305

    2. U.S. Food and Drug Administration; National Center for Advancing Translational Sciences. Choline. UNII: N91BDP6H0X. Global Substance Registration System. Accessed January 15, 2026. https://gsrs.ncats.nih.gov/ginas/app/beta/substances/N91BDP6H0X