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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Drozak J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3660329 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
PloS one 20130521 5
Anserine (beta-alanyl-N(Pi)-methyl-L-histidine), a naturally occurring derivative of carnosine (beta-alanyl-L-histidine), is an abundant constituent of skeletal muscles and brain of many vertebrates. Although it has long been proposed to serve as a proton buffer, radicals scavenger and transglycating agent, its physiological function remains obscure. The formation of anserine is catalyzed by carnosine N-methyltransferase which exhibits unknown molecular identity. In the present investigation, we ...[more]