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C9625

L-Carnosine

~99%

Synonym(s):

β-Alanyl-L-histidine

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C9H14N4O3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
226.23
NACRES:
NA.26
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
EC Number:
206-169-9
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
87671
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Product Name

L-Carnosine, ~99%, crystalline

assay

~99%

Quality Level

form

crystalline

color

white to off-white

mp

253 °C (dec.) (lit.)

application(s)

cell analysis

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

NCCC(=O)N[C@@H](Cc1c[nH]cn1)C(O)=O

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

CQOVPNPJLQNMDC-ZETCQYMHSA-N

Gene Information

human ... CA1(759), CA2(760)

Application

L-Carnosine has been used to study its effects as an antioxidant on meat quality of pigs. It has also been used to study its effects on brain injury in a rat intracerebral hemorrhage model.

Biochem/physiol Actions

L-Carosine is a dipeptide found at millimolar concentration in brain, muscle and the lens of the eye. In model systems it is a potent antioxidant that scavenges oxygen free radicals and transition metal ions. It blocks protein-protein and protein-DNA cross-links induced by hypochlorite anions and toxic aldehydes such as acetaldehyde, formaldehyde, and malondialdehyde, the primary product of lipid peroxidation. It also inhibits nonenzymatic protein glycation induced by aldose and ketose reducing sugars and inhibits the formation of toxic advanced glycation end products (AGE). These activities make it of interest in studies of aging, atherosclerosis, Alzheimer′s disease, and the secondary effects of diabetes.
Dipeptide with potent antioxidant and antiglycation activity; blocks nonenzymatic glycosylation and protein cross-linking induced by reactive aldehydes.


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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Ok-Nam Bae et al.
Stroke, 44(1), 205-212 (2012-12-20)
An urgent need exists to develop therapies for stroke that have high efficacy, long therapeutic time windows, and acceptable toxicity. We undertook preclinical investigations of a novel therapeutic approach involving supplementation with carnosine, an endogenous pleiotropic dipeptide. Efficacy and safety
Johann Edge et al.
Experimental physiology, 98(2), 481-490 (2012-08-28)
It has been hypothesized that exercise-induced changes in metabolites and ions are crucial in the adaptation of contracting muscle. We tested this hypothesis by comparing adaptations to two different interval-training protocols (differing only in the rest duration between intervals), which
Xue Ming et al.
Journal of proteome research, 11(12), 5856-5862 (2012-10-31)
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are a group of biological disorders with associated metabolic derangement. This study aimed to identify a pattern of metabolic perturbance in ASD using metabolomics in urinary specimens from 48 children with ASD and 53 age matched



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
C9625-100G04061833530955
C9625-10MG04061833530962
C9625-5G04061833530986
C9625-25G04061833530979