Functions

FUNCTIONS
  • Choline is an essential structural component of body tissues.
  • It is a component of lecithins which play a vital role in cellular structure and activity.
  • It also plays an important part in lipid metabolism in the liver by preventing the accumulation of fat in this organ.
  • It serves as a donor of methyl groups in trans methylation reactions and is a component of acetylcholine which is responsible for the transmission of nerve impulses.
  • Choline can be synthesized in the liver from methionine and the level of methionine in the diet therefore influences the exogenous requirement for this vitamin.
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