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    Carnosine (beta-alanyl-L-histidine) is a dipeptide molecule, made up of the amino acids beta-alanine and histidine. It is highly concentrated in muscle...
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    compound chemically related to the dipeptide carnosine. The NAC molecular structure is identical to carnosine with the exception that it carries an additional...
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  • Zinc L-carnosine (beta-alanyl-L-histidinato zinc) (N-(3-aminopropionyl)-L-histidinato zinc), often simply called zinc carnosine, and also known as polaprezinc...
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    acetic acid. β-Alanine is the rate-limiting precursor of carnosine, which is to say carnosine levels are limited by the amount of available β-alanine,...
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  • Carnosine synthase (EC 6.3.2.11) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction ATP + L-histidine + beta-alanine ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
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    3-methylhistidine. Anserine is a derivative of carnosine, which has been methylated. Both anserine and carnosine chelate copper. Due to its methylation, anserine...
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  • enzymology, a carnosine N-methyltransferase (EC 2.1.1.22) is an enzyme that catalyzes the chemical reaction S-adenosyl-L-methionine + carnosine ⇌ {\displaystyle...
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  • life span of animals. Some possible geroprotectors include melatonin, carnosine, metformin, rapamycin, nicotinamide mononucleotide (NMN) and delta sleep-inducing...
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    enzyme that splits dipeptides into their two amino acid constituents). Carnosine is a dipeptide composed of beta-alanine and histidine, and is found in...
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    certain methyltransferase enzymes. Histidine is also a precursor for carnosine biosynthesis, which is a dipeptide found in skeletal muscle. In Actinomycetota...
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    "The effect of a topical antioxidant formulation including N-acetyl carnosine on canine cataract: a preliminary study". Veterinary Ophthalmology. 9...
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  • molecules joined by a peptide bond. Other examples include aspartame and carnosine. Many molecules and ions are described as dimers, even when the monomer...
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  • Andrea; Ruzza, Paolo; Borin, Gianfranco (1 September 2005). "Carnosine and Carnosine-Related Antioxidants: A Review". Current Medicinal Chemistry. 12...
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    September 1933) was a Russian Empire and Soviet biochemist who first isolated carnosine from mammalian muscle. Gulevich graduated in 1890 and received the degree...
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  • analogue), bismuth chelate (tri-potassium di-citrato bismuthate) and zinc L-carnosine. "MeSH Heading: Cytoprotection". Medical Subject Headings. United States...
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    the effects of a nutraceutical composed of MSM, hyaluronic acid, and L-carnosine. The results from RCT showed broad improvements in facial skin hydration...
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  • decreases fatigue during high-intensity exercise by increasing the muscle carnosine concentration. Branched-chain amino acids, leucine, isoleucine and valine...
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    with the structure NH+3−CXY−CXY−CO−2, such as β-alanine, a component of carnosine and a few other peptides, are β-amino acids. Ones with the structure...
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    investigating yoga as a treatment for GWI. An amino acid supplement containing L-carnosine was found to reduce irritable bowel syndrome-associated diarrhea in a...
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    (N-L-α-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine 1-methyl ester) is an artificial sweetener. Carnosine (beta-alanyl-L-histidine) and Anserine (beta-alanyl-N-methyl histidine)...
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  • chemical reaction Preferential hydrolysis of the beta-Ala!His dipeptide (carnosine), and also anserine, Xaa!His dipeptides and other dipeptides including...
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    β-alanine, GADL1 consequently plays a role in the production of carnosine. Carnosine and taurine have multiple biological functions such as calcium regulation...
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  • C9H14N4O3 (molar mass: 226.24 g/mol, exact mass: 226.1066 u) may refer to: Carnosine Nimorazole This set index page lists chemical structure articles associated...
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    Daniel S.; Thatcher, Rhys; Playford, Raymond J. (August 2016). "Zinc carnosine works with bovine colostrum in truncating heavy exercise–induced increase...
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    Several other treatments that have antioxidant properties, including carnosine, have also been reported to significantly improve ASD behaviors, suggesting...
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    aspartate 1-decarboxylase and a precursor to coenzyme A and the peptides carnosine and anserine. γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA): a neurotransmitter in animals...
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    Cytosolic non-specific dipeptidase (EC 3.4.13.18) also known as carnosine dipeptidase 2 is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the CNDP2 gene. This...
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  • reaction Hydrolysis of anserine (beta-alanyl!Npi-methyl-L-histidine), carnosine, homocarnosine, glycyl!leucine and other dipeptides with broad specificity...
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  • Corporation, Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S N-Acetylcarnosine, a compound related to carnosine N-Acetylcysteine, a medication Nucleus accumbens, a region in the brain...
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    6521–31. doi:10.1074/jbc.M209764200. PMID 12473676. "Entrez Gene: CNDP1 carnosine dipeptidase 1 (metallopeptidase M20 family)". Lenney JF, Peppers SC, Kucera...
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