homocarnosine

Etymology

From homo- + carnosine.

homocarnosine means the amino acid (E)-N-(4-amino-1-hydroxybutylidene)-L-histidine. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 89 out of 100.

noun

The amino acid (E)-N-(4-amino-1-hydroxybutylidene)-L-histidine“Lutein concentrations correlated with lipid pathway metabolites, energy pathway metabolites, brain osmolytes, amino acid neurotransmitters, and the antioxidant homocarnosine.”