Anserine

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Anserine (beta-alanyl-N-methylhistidine) is a dipeptide. Found in the skeletal muscle and brain of mammals, it is an antioxidant and helps reduce fatigue. The pKa of the imidazole ring of histidine, when contained in anserine, is 7.04, making it an effective buffer at physiologic pH (Biochemistry, Garrett & Grisham).

Anserine can also refer to:

• The subfamily Anserinae
• The pes anserinus tendons

[edit] External links

• Quantitative studies of carnoside and anserine in mammalian muscle (pdf)