Carnosine

Some interesting facts about carnosine:

  • Carnosine is a non-essential amino acid
    Carnosine is a non-essential amino acid, which means the body can metabolise (or make) it from the essential amino acids. It is not necessarily required in high levels in the diet.
  • Carnosine functions as a building block of protein in the body
    Carnosine, just like all the other amino acids, is one of the building blocks of all proteins in the body, which not only include muscles, but also all the other proteins required for normal function of the body.
  • Carnosine is a dipeptide, made from two other amino acids
    Carnosine is a dipeptide made up of two other amino acids - alanine and histidine
Carnosine combines with heavy metals and it also combines with toxic by-products of metabolism and eliminates them safely from the body without doing further damage
  • Carnosine is found in large amounts in muscle and brain tissue
    Carnosine is found in large amounts in the skeletal muscles as well as in brain tissue. It is also found in the heart.
  • Carnosine chelates metals in the body
    Carnosine combines with heavy metals and it also combines with toxic by-products of metabolism and eliminates them safely from the body without doing further damage.

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