L-Carnosine

CAS: 305-84-0

Ref. TR-C184190

Product Information

• Name: L-Carnosine
• Synonyms: ß-Alanyl-L-histidine, Carnosine (8CI), ß-Alanyl-L-histidine, 2: PN: WO2009033754 PAGE: 98 claimed protein, Dragosine, Ignotin, Ignotine, Karnozin, N-(ß-Alanyl)-L-histidine, NSC 524045, Sevitin, ß-Alanylhistidine, (2S)-2-(3-Aminopropanamido)-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propanoic acid, (2S)-2-(3-Aminopropanoylamino)-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)propanoic acid, <span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-Carnosine, <span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-Histidine, β-alanyl-, Beta-Alanylhistidine, CarnoSyn, Carnosin, Carnosina, Carnosine, Carnosine, (L)-, L-Histidine, N-β-alanyl-, L-Histidine, β-alanyl-, N-(β-Alanyl)-<span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-histidine, N-(β-Alanyl)-L-histidine, N-beta-Alanyl-L-histidine, Nsc 524045, beta-alanyl-L-histidine, β-Alanyl-<span class="text-smallcaps">L</span>-histidine, β-Alanyl-L-histidine, β-Alanylhistidine

Description

Applications L-Carnosine is a naturally-occurring histidine-containing compound and the biological role of this dipeptide is to act as cytosolic buffering agents. Other roles ascribed to L-Carnosine include actions as neurotransmitters, modulation of enzymic activities and chelation of heavy metals.
References Quinn, P.J., et al.: Mol. Aspects. Med., 13, 379 (1992); Aruoma, O.I., et al.: Biochem. J., 264, 863 (1989);

• Brand: TRC

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 226.23
• Formula: C₉H₁₄N₄O₃
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C9H14N4O3/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)/t7-/m0/s1
• InChI key: InChIKey=CQOVPNPJLQNMDC-ZETCQYMHSA-N
• SMILES: NCCC(=O)N[C@@H](Cc1cnc[nH]1)C(=O)O