trigonelline

trigonelline
\\-eˌlēn, -elə̇n\ noun (-s)
: a crystalline alkaloid CH3N+C5H4COO- obtained especially from the seeds of fenugreek, from coffee beans and other seeds, and from sea urchins and jellyfish and found in the urine (as after ingestion of nicotinic acid) : the N-methyl-betaine of nicotinic acid

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