Major oxidative degradation products of MDEA include monoethanol amine ( MEA ), methyl-aminoethanol ( MAE ), diethanolamine ( DEA ), amino acids bicine, glycine and hydroxyethyl sarcosine ( HES ), formyl amides of MAE and DEA, ammonia, and stable salts formate, glycolate, acetate, and oxalate.
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Sarcosine is formed from dietary intake of choline and from the metabolism of methionine, and is rapidly degraded to glycine, which, in addition to its importance as a constituent of protein, plays a significant role in various physiological processes as a prime metabolic source of components of living cells such as glutathione, creatine, purines and serine.
