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carnosine

carnosine noun: a dipeptide of the amino acids beta-alanine and histidine, highly concentrated in muscle and brain tissues.

Noun

carnosine (uncountable)

  1. A dipeptide of the amino acids beta-alanine and histidine, highly concentrated in muscle and brain tissues.

Words formed from carnosine

Questions about carnosine

What does carnosine mean?
Carnosine means a dipeptide of the amino acids beta-alanine and histidine, highly concentrated in muscle and brain tissues.
What part of speech is carnosine?
Carnosine is a noun.

Words near carnosine in the dictionary

  1. carnosic
  2. carnosic acid
  3. carnosinaemia
  4. carnosinase
  5. carnosinases
  6. carnosine
  7. carnosinemia
  8. carnosinol
  9. carnosities
  10. carnosity
  11. carnosol

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