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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C9H14N4O3.ClH
Molecular Weight 262.693
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of CARNOSINE HYDROCHLORIDE

SMILES

Cl.NCCC(=O)N[C@@H](CC1=CN=CN1)C(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=HIXYEIRACBUSON-FJXQXJEOSA-N
InChI=1S/C9H14N4O3.ClH/c10-2-1-8(14)13-7(9(15)16)3-6-4-11-5-12-6;/h4-5,7H,1-3,10H2,(H,11,12)(H,13,14)(H,15,16);1H/t7-;/m0./s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C9H14N4O3
Molecular Weight 226.2325
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Molecular Formula ClH
Molecular Weight 36.461
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

Carnosine is a dipeptide composed of the amino acids beta-histidine and l-alanine. It is widely present in muscle and brain tissues. It possesses strong and specific antioxidant properties, protects against radiation damage, and promotes wound healing. The antioxidant mechanism of carnosine is attributed to its chelating effect against metal ions, superoxide dismutase (SOD)-like activity, ROS and free radicals scavenging ability. In addition, was shown, that carnosine significantly protects against TCA-induced liver carcinogenesis in rats, through its antioxidant, antinutritive, and anti-inflammatory effects, and induction of apoptosis. It also may be a therapeutic agent against Parkinson's disease. Experiments on animal have shown the sepsis healing therapeutic potential of carnosine.

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PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Monocarboxylate transporters and lactate metabolism in equine athletes: a review.
2002
Efficacy of N-acetylcarnosine in the treatment of cataracts.
2002
Zinc suppresses IL-6 synthesis by prostaglandin F2alpha in osteoblasts: inhibition of phospholipase C and phospholipase D.
2002
High level of skeletal muscle carnosine contributes to the latter half of exercise performance during 30-s maximal cycle ergometer sprinting.
2002 Apr
Olfactory neuroepithelioma in a dog: an immunohistochemical and electron microscopic study.
2002 Apr
Increase of gamma-glutamyl-beta-alanyl-histidine isopeptide in the macromolecular fraction of model chicken extract during heating and distribution in commercial chicken extracts.
2002 Apr
Reaction of carnosine with aged proteins: another protective process?
2002 Apr
Induction of a 72-kDa heat-shock protein in cultured rat gastric mucosal cells and rat gastric mucosa by zinc L-carnosine.
2002 Dec
Detoxification of cytotoxic alpha,beta-unsaturated aldehydes by carnosine: characterization of conjugated adducts by electrospray ionization tandem mass spectrometry and detection by liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry in rat skeletal muscle.
2002 Dec
Polaprezinc attenuates Helicobacter pylori-associated gastritis in Mongolian gerbils.
2002 Dec
tan and ebony genes regulate a novel pathway for transmitter metabolism at fly photoreceptor terminals.
2002 Dec 15
Aldehyde-sequestering drugs: tools for studying protein damage by lipid peroxidation products.
2002 Dec 27
The botanical extracts of Achyrocline satureoides and Ilex paraguariensis prevent methylglyoxal-induced inhibition of plasminogen and antithrombin III.
2002 Dec 6
Protective effect of Biolan during ischemic damages to cultured cerebellar granular cells.
2002 Feb
Effect of zinc-carnosine chelate compound on muscle function in mdx mouse.
2002 Feb
[Polaprezinc].
2002 Feb
[Chaperon-induction therapy for peptic ulcers].
2002 Feb
[New therapeutic approaches to peptic ulcer using mucosal protective agents].
2002 Feb
Carnosine modifies the incidence of genetically abnormal sex cells in the testes of senescence-accelerated mice.
2002 Jul
The ceruloplasmin and hydrogen peroxide system induces alpha-synuclein aggregation in vitro.
2002 Jul
Carnosine prevents methamphetamine-induced gliosis but not dopamine terminal loss in rats.
2002 Jul 19
Could carnosine be a naturally-occurring scavenger for acrolein and other reactive aldehydes in the brain?
2002 Jul-Aug
Effect of carnosine on Drosophila melanogaster lifespan.
2002 Jun
Role of PEPT2 in peptide/mimetic trafficking at the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier: studies in rat choroid plexus epithelial cells in primary culture.
2002 Jun
Enhanced delivery of drugs to the liver by adenovirus-mediated heterologous expression of the human oligopeptide transporter PEPT1.
2002 Jun
Carnosine and related dipeptides protect human ceruloplasmin against peroxyl radical-mediated modification.
2002 Jun 30
[Efficacy and safety of polaprezinc as a preventive drug for radiation-induced stomatitis].
2002 Mar
Effects of thermal denaturation on protein glycation.
2002 Mar 1
Protective effects of carnosine, homocarnosine and anserine against peroxyl radical-mediated Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase modification.
2002 Mar 15
[Do the glutamate excitotoxicity theory and potential free radicals implication in schizophrenia aetiopathogenesis provide a new enlightenment to links between: genome, environment and biology in the determinism of that disorder?].
2002 Mar-Apr
Neuroprotective effects of carnosine and homocarnosine on pheochromocytoma PC12 cells exposed to ischemia.
2002 May 15
Effects of L-carnosine on renal sympathetic nerve activity and DOCA-salt hypertension in rats.
2002 May 31
Double-blind, placebo-controlled study of L-carnosine supplementation in children with autistic spectrum disorders.
2002 Nov
Inhibitory effect of polaprezinc on the inflammatory response to Helicobacter pylori.
2002 Nov
Carnosine is a quencher of 4-hydroxy-nonenal: through what mechanism of reaction?
2002 Nov 15
Antioxidant properties of carnosine re-evaluated in a ferrylmyoglobin model system and in cooked pork patties.
2002 Nov 20
Induction of the estrogen effect-switching phenomenon by ethanol and its correction.
2002 Nov-Dec
Effect of zinc-carnosine complex on muscular function in frail distrophin-deficient (mdx) mice.
2002 Oct
Plasma carnosine concentration: diurnal variation and effects of age, exercise and muscle damage.
2002 Sep
Transport characteristics of L-carnosine and the anticancer derivative 4-toluenesulfonylureido-carnosine in a human epithelial cell line.
2002 Sep
Development of a new assay for the screening of hypochlorous acid scavengers based on reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography.
2002 Sep
Two broad-specificity dipeptide hydrolysing activities from cytoplasm of guinea pig brain, both of which contain prolinase but neither of which contain carnosinase activity.
2002 Sep
Involvement of reactive oxygen species in cardiac preconditioning in rats.
2003 Feb
RSD931, a novel anti-tussive agent acting on airway sensory nerves.
2003 Feb
The carnosine C-2 proton's chemical shift reports intracellular pH in oxidative and glycolytic muscle fibers.
2003 Feb
Sequence identification and characterization of human carnosinase and a closely related non-specific dipeptidase.
2003 Feb 21
Ultraviolet spectrophotometric characterization of copper(II) complexes with imidazole N-methyl derivatives of L-histidine in aqueous solution.
2003 Jan 1
Carnosine promotes the heat denaturation of glycated protein.
2003 Jan 3
A practical method to study functional impairment of proteins by glycation and effects of inhibitors using current coagulation/fibrinolysis reagent kits.
2003 Mar
Antioxidant peptides with Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitory activities and applications for Angiotensin converting enzyme purification.
2003 Mar 12
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in rat liver carcinogenesis: carnosine (10mg/kg/day, i.p.) for 2 weeks. protective effect of carnosine on acute lung injury in sepsis rats: 25 mg/kg and 50 mg/kg, were administered for 30 consecutive days
Route of Administration: Other
It was studied the anti-carcinogenic effect of L-carnosine in human carcinoma cells (SNU-423). The SNU-423 cancer cells were cultured at a density of 2 × 104 cells/well in Dulbecco modified Eagle medium. After 24 h of adherence, the cells were treated with L-carnosine (0.2 and 1 mg/mL) for 48 h. L-Carnosine significantly inhibited the growth of the SNU-423 cells (p < 0.05). The relative fluorescent unit was increased in a dose-dependent manner by L-carnosine, with values of 79.43, 186.87 and 400.89 for 0.6, 0.8 and 1 mg/mL of L-carnosine, respectively (p < 0.05).
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CARNOSINE HYDROCHLORIDE
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Common Name English
L-CARNOSINE HYDROCHLORIDE
Common Name English
L-HISTIDINE, .BETA.-ALANYL-, MONOHYDROCHLORIDE
Common Name English
L-HISTIDINE, .BETA.-ALANYL-, HYDROCHLORIDE (1:1)
Systematic Name English
L-HISTIDINE, N-.BETA.-ALANYL-, MONOHYDROCHLORIDE, L-
Common Name English
Carnosine hydrochloride [WHO-DD]
Common Name English
CARNOSINE HYDROCHLORIDE [MI]
Common Name English
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1370593
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DTXSID40207238
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5852-99-3
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