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M9005

3-Methyl-L-histidine

≥98% (TLC)

Synonym(s):

π-Methyl-L-histidine, 1-Methyl-L-histidine (archaic), 3-(1-Methylimidazol-5-yl)-L-alanine

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C7H11N3O2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
169.18
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
eCl@ss:
32160406
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.26
EC Number:
206-704-6
MDL number:
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Product Name

3-Methyl-L-histidine,

assay

≥98% (TLC)

Quality Segment

form

powder

color

white to off-white

mp

254 °C

application(s)

detection

SMILES string

Cn1cncc1C[C@H](N)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C7H11N3O2/c1-10-4-9-3-5(10)2-6(8)7(11)12/h3-4,6H,2,8H2,1H3,(H,11,12)/t6-/m0/s1

InChI key

JDHILDINMRGULE-LURJTMIESA-N

Application


  • Engineering mutually orthogonal PylRS/tRNA pairs for dual encoding of functional histidine analogues.: Exploring innovative genetic engineering techniques, this research advances the use of histidine analogues like 3-Methyl-L-histidine for producing novel proteins with enhanced functionalities, offering vast potential in therapeutic and industrial applications (Taylor et al., 2023).

  • Improving the enzymatic activity of l-amino acid α-ligase for imidazole dipeptide production by site-directed mutagenesis.: This investigation enhances the enzymatic synthesis of imidazole dipeptides, crucial for understanding the role of modifications like those seen in 3-Methyl-L-histidine and its impact on biological activities (Kino et al., 2023).

Biochem/physiol Actions

3-Methyl-L-histidine is a non-proteinogenic amino acid and an index of muscle breakdown.


Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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