I-Betaineisetshenziswa njengesiheha ukudla kwezilwane zasemanzini.

Ngokwemithombo yangaphandle, ukungeza i-betaine engu-0.5% kuya ku-1.5% ekudleni kwezinhlanzi kunomphumela onamandla ovuselelayo ezinzwa ezinuka kamnandi nezivuthayo zawo wonke ama-crustaceans njengezinhlanzi nezimfanzi. Inokuheha okunamandla okuphakelayo, ithuthukisa ukuthakazelisa kwesiphakeli, inciphisa isikhathi sokudla, ikhuthaza ukugayeka kokudla kanye nokumunca, isheshisa ukukhula kwezinhlanzi nezimfanzi, futhi igwema ukungcoliswa kwamanzi okubangelwa ukulahlwa kokudla.

I-Betaineinto eyisivikelo yokuguquguquka kwengcindezi ye-osmotic futhi ingasebenza njengesivikeli seseli osmotic. Ingathuthukisa ukubekezelelana kwamangqamuzana ebhayoloji esomiso, umswakama ophezulu, usawoti omningi, kanye nezindawo eziphakeme ze-osmotic, ivimbele ukulahleka kwamanzi eseli kanye nokungena kukasawoti, ithuthukise umsebenzi wepompo ye-Na K yolwelwesi lwamangqamuzana, iqinise umsebenzi we-enzyme kanye nokusebenza kwe-biological macromolecule, ilawule izicubu ze-osmotic ingcindezi nebhalansi ye-ion, igcine umsebenzi wokumuncwa kwezakhi zomzimba, kanye nezinye izimfanzi ngaphansi kwengcindezi ye-osmotic. izinguquko ezinkulu, ukubekezelelana kwabo kuyanda futhi izinga labo lokusinda liyakhula.

 I-Betaineingase futhi inikeze amaqembu e-methyl emzimbeni, futhi ukusebenza kahle kwayo ekuhlinzekeni amaqembu e-methyl izikhathi ezingu-2.3 kune-choline chloride, okwenza kube umnikezeli we-methyl ophumelelayo. I-Betaine ingathuthukisa inqubo ye-oxidation ye-fatty acids ku-cell mitochondria, ikhulise kakhulu okuqukethwe kwe-long-chain acyl carnitine kanye nesilinganiso se-long-chain acyl carnitine ukuze ikhulule i-carnitine emisipha nesibindi, ikhuthaze ukubola kwamafutha, inciphise ukufakwa kwamafutha esibindini nasemzimbeni, ikhuthaze ukuhlanganiswa kwamaprotheni, iphinde isakaze izinga lokufa kwesibindi, nokunciphisa amafutha esibindi.