Histidine
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A Histidine is an α-amino acid.
- AKA: 2-Amino-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propanoic acid, His.
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- Counter-Example(s):
- See: Essential Amino Acid, , Amino Acid, Imidazole, Proteinogenic Amino Acid, Codon.
References
2015
- (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/histidine Retrieved:2015-4-15.
- Histidine (abbreviated as His or H) is an α-amino acid with an imidazole functional group. It is one of the 23 proteinogenic amino acids. Its codons are CAU and CAC. Histidine was first isolated by German physician Albrecht Kossel in 1896. Histidine is an essential amino acid in humans and other mammals. It was initially thought that it was only essential for infants, but longer-term studies established that it is also essential for adult humans.