Trimethylamine oxide: Trimethylamine oxide is an organic compound with the molecular formula N(CH3)3O. It is one of the forms of nitrogen excretion in certain animals.
In medicine: The molecule would come from the metabolism of lecithin (or phosphatidylcholine) contained in food, by the intestinal microbiota.
Lecithin is transformed into trimethylamine which is oxidized by FMO3: “flavin containing mono-oxygenase isoform 3”. The FMO1 also intervenes to a lesser extent...
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