carnosine (CHEBI:15727)

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ChEBI Name	carnosine

ChEBI ID	CHEBI:15727

Definition	A dipeptide that is the N-(β-alanyl) derivative of L-histidine.

Stars	This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.

Secondary ChEBI IDs	CHEBI:3428, CHEBI:13948, CHEBI:23040

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Formula

C9H14N4O3

Net Charge

Average Mass

226.236

Monoisotopic Mass

226.10659

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

InChIKey

CQOVPNPJLQNMDC-ZETCQYMHSA-N

SMILES

NCCC(=O)N[C@@H](CC1=CNC=N1)C(O)=O

Metabolite of Species	Details
Mus musculus (NCBI:txid10090)	Source: BioModels - MODEL1507180067 See: PubMed
Daphnia magna (NCBI:txid35525)	See: Mixtures of similarly acting compounds in Daphnia magna: From gene to metabolite and beyondTine Vandenbrouck, Oliver A.H. Jones, Nathalie Dom, Julian L. Griffin, Wim De CoenEnvironment International 36 (2010) 254-268
Homo sapiens (NCBI:txid9606)	See: DOI

Roles Classification
Chemical Role(s):	antioxidant A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides. Bronsted base A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Bronsted acid). (via organic amino compound )

Biological Role(s):	mouse metabolite Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in a mouse (Mus musculus). human metabolite Any mammalian metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in humans (Homo sapiens). Daphnia magna metabolite A Daphnia metabolite produced by the species Daphnia magna.

Application(s):	anticonvulsant A drug used to prevent seizures or reduce their severity. antineoplastic agent A substance that inhibits or prevents the proliferation of neoplasms. neuroprotective agent Any compound that can be used for the treatment of neurodegenerative disorders. geroprotector Any compound that supports healthy aging, slows the biological aging process, or extends lifespan.

ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing	carnosine (CHEBI:15727) has role Daphnia magna metabolite (CHEBI:83056) carnosine (CHEBI:15727) has role anticonvulsant (CHEBI:35623) carnosine (CHEBI:15727) has role antineoplastic agent (CHEBI:35610) carnosine (CHEBI:15727) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586) carnosine (CHEBI:15727) has role geroprotector (CHEBI:176497) carnosine (CHEBI:15727) has role human metabolite (CHEBI:77746) carnosine (CHEBI:15727) has role mouse metabolite (CHEBI:75771) carnosine (CHEBI:15727) has role neuroprotective agent (CHEBI:63726) carnosine (CHEBI:15727) is a dipeptide (CHEBI:46761) carnosine (CHEBI:15727) is conjugate acid of carnosinate (CHEBI:66874) carnosine (CHEBI:15727) is tautomer of carnosine zwitterion (CHEBI:57485)

Incoming	N-acetylcarnosine (CHEBI:67249) has functional parent carnosine (CHEBI:15727) carnosinate (CHEBI:66874) is conjugate base of carnosine (CHEBI:15727) carnosine zwitterion (CHEBI:57485) is tautomer of carnosine (CHEBI:15727)

IUPAC Name

N^α-(β-alanyl)-L-histidine

Synonyms	Sources
(2S)-2-(3-aminopropanamido)-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propanoic acid	IUPAC
beta-alanyl-L-histidine	ChEBI
β-alanyl-L-histidine	IUPAC
Carnosine	KEGG COMPOUND
ignotine	ChemIDplus
L-carnosine	ChemIDplus
N-(3-aminopropanoyl)-L-histidine	ChEBI
N-2-M	ChemIDplus
N-β-alanyl-L-histidine	HMDB
Nalpha-(beta-alanyl)-L-histidine	KEGG COMPOUND

Last Modified

23 September 2021