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trimethylamine oxide

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trimethylamine oxide

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Also known as TMAO, (CH3)3NO, trimethyloxamine, N(CH3)3O, Me3N(+)O(-), Me3N(O), Triox, TMA-oxide

chemical compound acting as osmotic regulator in marine organisms and fishes

Chemical data

Formula
C3H9NO
Molecular weight
75.11 g/mol
IUPAC name
N,N-dimethylmethanamine oxide
SMILES
C[N+](C)(C)[O-]
InChIKey
UYPYRKYUKCHHIB-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
-0.3
Polar surface area
18.1 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
1
Formal charge
0

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