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carnosine [′kär·nə‚sēn]

(biochemistry)

C₉H₁₄N₄O₃A colorless, crystalline dipeptide occurring in the muscle tissue of vertebrates.

Carnosine

C₉H₁₄O₃N₄, a dipeptide (/3-alanyl histidine), composed of the amino acids of /3-alanine and L-histidine. Discovered by G. S. Gulevich in 1900 in a meat extract. Molecular weight, 226. It crystallizes into colorless needles that are readily soluble in water but insoluble in alcohol. It is found in the skeletal musculature of most vertebrates.

Carnosine and its constituent amino acids are absent in certain species of fish (only L-histidine or /3-alanine is present); it does not occur in the muscle of invertebrates. The carnosine content in the muscle of vertebrates usually varies from 200 to 400 mg percent raw muscle weight, depending on the muscular structure and function; in the human body it ranges between 100 and 150 mg percent.

Carnosine has diverse effects on the biochemical processes that occur in skeletal muscles; however, its biological role has not been definitively established. The addition of carnosine to a solution bathing the muscle of the isolated neuromyal specimen causes restoration of contractions of the fatigued muscle.

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No references found	He and his colleagues observed L-carnosine levels are "markedly" higher in a transparent lens compared to one with mature cataracts: about 25 [mu]M in transparent lenses and about 5 [mu]M in those with mature cataracts. N-acetylcarnosine helps cataracts by Klotter, Jule / Townsend Letter Mark Babizhayev MA PhD of Moscow, the senior research investigator for the clinical trials, used N-acetyl carnosine, a variation of L-carnosine that is suitable for ocular application, and refined it even further to a precise level of purity and specific intraocular-release delivering it safely into the aqueous humor (the fluid area inside the eye). Cataract Surgery ? An Alternative by David Clarke / Health care industry community L-Carnosine Benfotamine Specialty High Conc DHA, EPA and Omega Fatty Acids D-Ribose from Bioenergy[R] Specialized Services Xsto works with the highest quality manufacturers of proprietary and natural ingredients to register, import and launch new and unique raw material ingredients. Xsto Solutions, LLC by Nutraceuticals World	L&O L&P L'Aiglon L'Allegro L'Amour, Louis L'Anse aux Meadows L'Aquila L'Assommoir L'Enfant, Pierre Charles L'Enfant, Pierre-Charles L'Engle, Madeleine L'Esperance, Elise l'Hôpital's cubic l'Hôpital's rule L'Hôpital, Michel de l'Huilier's equation L'Olonnois, François L'Ouverture, Toussaint L-1 test L-2 test L-3 test L-4 test L-5 test L-band L-beam L-carnosine L-column L-commerce L-cystathionine L-dopa L-fucopyranose L-fucose L-galactomethylose L-head L-head engine L-iron L-plan L-plate l-process L-rhodeose L-shore L-Soft L/D ratio L/M Lža L0 L0pht L1 cache l10n L2 cache L2CAP	L-Asparagine Monohydrate L-Asparagine Monohydrate L-Asparagine Monohydrate L-Aspartic Acid L-Aspartic Acid L-Aspartic Acid L-Aspartic Acid L-band L-band L-Band Clutter Experiment L-Band Fiberoptic Transport Link L-Band HH L-beam L-BIT L-Bone L-C L-C-TD L-CAM L-CAMP L-capture L-capture L-capture L-carnatine L-carnatine L-carnatine L-carnitine L-carnitine L-carnitine L-carnitine L-Carnitine L-Tartrate L-carnosine L-chain L-chain L-chain L-CHEAPO L-CL L-column L-commerce L-CPMET L-CSA L-Curve L-cystathionine L-cysteine L-cysteine L-cysteine L-cysteine hydrochloride L-cysteine hydrochloride L-cysteine hydrochloride L-cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate L-cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate L-cysteine hydrochloride monohydrate L-Cysteine Methyl Ester L-cystine L-cystine L-cystine L-D L-D converter L-D-TD L-deprenyl L-dopa L-dopa

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He and his colleagues observed L-carnosine levels are "markedly" higher in a transparent lens compared to one with mature cataracts: about 25 [mu]M in transparent lenses and about 5 [mu]M in those with mature cataracts.

N-acetylcarnosine helps cataracts by Klotter, Jule / Townsend Letter

Mark Babizhayev MA PhD of Moscow, the senior research investigator for the clinical trials, used N-acetyl carnosine, a variation of L-carnosine that is suitable for ocular application, and refined it even further to a precise level of purity and specific intraocular-release delivering it safely into the aqueous humor (the fluid area inside the eye).

Cataract Surgery ? An Alternative by David Clarke / Health care industry community

L-Carnosine Benfotamine Specialty High Conc DHA, EPA and Omega Fatty Acids D-Ribose from Bioenergy[R] Specialized Services Xsto works with the highest quality manufacturers of proprietary and natural ingredients to register, import and launch new and unique raw material ingredients.

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