Betainea na-eji dị ka nri na-adọta anụ mmiri.

Dị ka akwụkwọ si mba ọzọ si kwuo, ịgbakwụnye 0.5% na 1.5% betain na nri azụ nwere mmetụta na-akpali akpali siri ike na mmetụta ísì ụtọ na anụ ọkụ nke crustaceans niile dị ka azụ na oporo. Ọ nwere mmasị nri siri ike, na-eme ka nri nri dị mma, na-ebelata oge nri, na-akwalite mgbaze na absorption, na-eme ka azụ na uto oporo dịkwuo elu, ma na-ezere mmetọ mmiri nke ihe mkpofu nri na-akpata.

Betainebụ ihe nchekwa maka mgbanwe nrụgide osmotic ma nwee ike ije ozi dị ka ihe nchekwa osmotic cell. Ọ nwere ike welie nnabata nke mkpụrụ ndụ ndụ na ụkọ mmiri ozuzo, oke iru mmiri, nnukwu nnu na gburugburu osmotic, gbochie mmiri mmiri cell na ntinye nnu, meziwanye ọrụ mgbapụta Na K nke cell membranes, mee ka ọrụ enzyme na ọrụ macromolecule dị ndụ, na-achịkwa anụ ahụ cell osmotic mgbali na ion itule, nọgide na-eri nri absorption ọrụ, na welie azụ mgbe osmotic nrụgide nke shrimples na-abawanye n'okpuru anụ ahụ na-eme ka ihe ndị ọzọ na-eme ka ọkpụkpụ na-eme ka ọkpụkpụ na-agbanwe agbanwe. na ọnụ ọgụgụ nlanarị ha na-abawanye.

 Betainenwekwara ike inye ndị otu methyl n'ahụ, na arụmọrụ ya n'inye ndị otu methyl bụ ugboro 2.3 karịa nke choline chloride, na-eme ka ọ bụrụ onye inyeaka methyl dị irè karị. Betaine nwere ike imeziwanye usoro oxidation nke fatty acids na cell mitochondria, na-abawanye ọdịnaya nke acyl carnitine ogologo ogologo na nha nke ogologo yinye acyl carnitine na-eme ka carnitine nweere onwe ya na akwara na imeju, na-akwalite ire ere abụba, belata ntinye abụba n'ime imeju na ahụ, na-akwalite njikọ protein, na-ekesa abụba anụ ahụ, ma belata ọnụ ọgụgụ nke abụba abụba.