Carnosine
CAS: 305-84-0
Name:
Carnosine
Other names:
L-Carnosine; Carnosine; beta-Alanyl-L-histidine; Karnozin; Karnozzn; Ignotine; L-HISTIDINE; N-beta-ALANYL-L-Histidine
Carnosine is an antioxidant. Inhibits soluble guanylyl cyclase (sGC) by interacting with the heme iron to form a chelate complex.
Interactions
No targets available
Toxicity
- oral LD50 [mouse] mg/kg
- > 0.0
- oral LD50 [rat] mg/kg
- Unavailable
- oral LD50 [rabbit] mg/kg
- Unavailable
Effects on organism
Anti Inflammation
Anti Cancer
Anti Amiloid
Neuroprotective
Antibacterial
No
Antifungal
No
Antiviral
No
Longevity mechanisms activation
No dataRelation to aging associated genes
No data available
Model organism
ModelDrosophila melanogaster
Sraina population of laboratory-maintained lines of flies
SexMale
Age of treatment—
Experimental conditions
Not availableLife Extension
- Mean LS (%)
- 20.0
- Median LS (%)
- —
- Mortality rate derease (%)
- —
- Max LS (%)
- —
- Cell CLS
- —
- Cell RLS
- —
Concentration wth maximum effect
50 mg/L
More info about experiment
Opposite effectNo