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 ukulahlekelwa kwamanzi eseli kanye nokungena kukasawoti, ithuthukise umsebenzi wepompo ye-Na K yamangqamuzana eseli, iqinise umsebenzi we-enzyme kanye nomsebenzi we-biological macromolecule, ilawule izicubu. i-cell osmotic pressure kanye nebhalansi ye-ion, igcina ukusebenza kwezakhi, futhi ithuthukisa izinhlanzi Lapho umfutho we-osmotic wezimfanzi nezinye izinto eziphilayo ziba nezinguquko ezinkulu, ukubekezelelana kwazo kuyanda futhi izinga lokusinda kwazo 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 yama-fatty acids ku-cell mitochondria, ikhulise kakhulu okuqukethwe kwe-long-chain acyl carnitine kanye nesilinganiso se-acyl carnitine ende ye-acyl carnitine ukuze ikhulule i-carnitine emisipha nasesibindi, ikhuthaze ukubola kwamafutha, inciphise ukuchithwa kwamafutha esibindi futhi umzimba, ukhuthaze ukwakheka kwamaprotheni, usabalalise kabusha amafutha esidumbu, futhi unciphise izinga lokuvela kwesibindi esinamafutha.