CAS 305-84-0PubChem CID 439224
Carnosine
Carnosine is a dipeptide that is the N-(beta-alanyl) derivative of L-histidine. It has a role as a geroprotector, an antioxidant, an antineoplastic agent, an anticonvulsant, a neuroprotective agent, a mouse metabolite, a human metabolite and a Daphnia magna metabolite. It is a conjugate acid of a carnosinate. It is a tautomer of a carnosine zwitterion. — ChEBI
- IUPAC name
- (2S)-2-(3-aminopropanoylamino)-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)propanoic acid
- Molecular formula
- C9H14N4O3
- Molecular weight
- 226.23 g/mol
- Exact mass
- 226.10659032 Da
- XLogP3
- -4.0
- Topological polar surface area
- 121.0 Ų
- Hydrogen-bond donors
- 4
- Hydrogen-bond acceptors
- 5
- Covalent units
- 1
- Defined stereocentres
- 1
Also known as
L-Carnosinebeta-Alanyl-L-histidineIgnotineKarnozinKarnozznL-Histidine, beta-alanyl-(2S)-2-(3-aminopropanamido)-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propanoic acidNalpha-(beta-alanyl)-L-histidine
16 more reported names
L-HISTIDINE, N-beta-ALANYL-8HO6PVN24WCHEBI:15727N-beta-alanyl-L-histidineNSC-524045(2S)-2-(3-aminopropanamido)-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)propanoic acidL Carnosinebeta AlanylhistidineHydrochloride, CarnosineRefChem:574695(2S)-2-(3-azaniumylpropanoylamino)-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)propanoate(2S)-2-((3-Amino-1-Oxopropyl)Amino)-3-(3H-Imidazol-4-Yl)Propanoic Acid206-169-9(3-aminopropanoyl)-L-histidineN-2-MN-b-alanyl-L-Histidine
External database identifiers
- ChEBI:CHEBI:15727
- ChEMBL:CHEMBL242948
- EPA DTXSID:DTXSID80879594
- PubMed:33124720
- PubMed:31073693
- PubMed:23105891
- PubMed:23079503
- PubMed:23075550
- PubMed:23029420
- PubMed:22961384
- PubMed:22943141
- PubMed:22910804
- PubMed:22890441
- PubMed:22860191
- PubMed:22852051
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