Choline alfoscerate

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IUPAC_name = [(2"S")-2,3-dihydroxypropyl] 2-trimethylazaniumylethyl phosphate

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CAS_number = 28319-77-9
ATC_prefix = N07
ATC_suffix = AX02
PubChem = 71920
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C = 8 | H = 20 | N = 1 | O = 6 | P = 1
molecular_weight = 257.221 g/mol
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Choline alfoscerate (or glycerylphosphorylcholine, Alpha-GPC) is a parasympathomimetic acetylcholine precursorcite journal |author=De Jesus Moreno Moreno M |title=Cognitive improvement in mild to moderate Alzheimer's dementia after treatment with the acetylcholine precursor choline alfoscerate: a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial |journal=Clin Ther |volume=25 |issue=1 |pages=178–93 |year=2003 |month=January |pmid=12637119 |doi= |url=http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0149291803900233] with potential for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease and used as a nootropic to enhance cognition.

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