Carnosine, Small but Mighty—Prospect of Use as Functional Ingredient for Functional Food Formulation

Carnosine, Small but Mighty—Prospect of Use as Functional Ingredient for Functional Food Formulation

Carnosine is a dipeptide synthesized in the body from β-alanine and L-histidine. It is found in high concentrations in the brain, muscle, and gastrointestinal tissues of humans and is present in all vertebrates. Carnosine has a number of beneficial antioxidant properties. For example, carnosine scav...

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Main Authors: Ivana Jukić, Nikolina Kolobarić, Ana Stupin, Anita Matić, Nataša Kozina, Zrinka Mihaljević, Martina Mihalj, Petar Šušnjara, Marko Stupin, Željka Breškić Ćurić, Kristina Selthofer-Relatić, Aleksandar Kibel, Anamarija Lukinac, Luka Kolar, Gordana Kralik, Zlata Kralik, Aleksandar Széchenyi, Marija Jozanović, Olivera Galović, Martina Medvidović-Kosanović, Ines Drenjančević
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Antioxidants
Subjects:
oxidative stress
antioxidants
functional food
carnosine
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3921/10/7/1037

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