carnosine

carnosine
N-β-Alanyl-l-histidine; the dominant nonprotein nitrogenous component of brain tissue, first found in relatively high amounts in muscle; chelates copper and activates myosin ATPase. SYN: ignotine, inhibitine. [L. carnosus, fleshy, fr. caro, flesh, + -ia]

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car·no·sine 'kär-nə-.sēn, -sən n a colorless crystalline dipeptide C9H14N4O3 occurring in the muscles of most mammals

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car·no·sine (kahrґno-sēn) a dipeptide composed of β-alanine and histidine, found in skeletal muscle and in the brain, particularly in the primary olfactory pathways; it may play a role as a neurotransmitter.

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