Description
A dipeptide with diverse biological activities; a metal chelator that forms complexes with copper, cobalt, nickel, cadmium, or zinc; dietary administration reduces plasma levels of AGE in diabetic rats at 60 mg/kg per day; reduces brain edema, blood-brain barrier disruption, microglial activation, and neuronal apoptosis in a rat model of intracerebral hemorrhage at 1,000 mg/kg; reduces hepatic protein carbonylation and necrosis in a rat model of cirrhosis induced by bile duct ligation at 250, 500, and 1,000 mg/kg, i.p.; reduces MPO activity, production of ROS, and TNF-α and IL-6 levels, as well as alveolar hemorrhage, interstitial edema, and pulmonary leukocyte infiltration in a mouse model of LPS-induced lung injury
Formal name: β-alanyl-L-histidine
Synonyms: NSC 524045|β-Alanylhistidine
Molecular weight: 226.2
CAS: 305-84-0
Purity: ≥95%
Formulation: A crystalline solid