homocarnosine

H4O1M3O1C3A1R1N1O1S1I1N1E1

noun

The amino acid (E)-N-(4-amino-1-hydroxybutylidene)-L-histidine

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Meanings

nounhomocarnosine (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe amino acid (E)-N-(4-amino-1-hydroxybutylidene)-L-histidine

    Lutein concentrations correlated with lipid pathway metabolites, energy pathway metabolites, brain osmolytes, amino acid neurotransmitters, and the antioxidant homocarnosine.

    2015 August 29, “Exploratory Metabolomic Analyses Reveal Compounds Correlated with Lutein Concentration in Frontal Cortex, Hippocampus, and Occipital Cortex of Human Infant Brain”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From homo- + carnosine.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

isochromanone
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APA

homocarnosine. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homocarnosine

MLA

“homocarnosine.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homocarnosine. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homocarnosine,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homocarnosine.

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