Carnosine: new concept for the function of an old molecule
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- Design
- Review
- What was measured
- Historical and current literature on carnosine function, from its identification in meat in 1900 to proposed roles in intracellular signalling and gene expression.
What the authors reported
The review traces how understanding of carnosine has changed, from a meat constituent of unknown purpose to a proposed regulator of intracellular signalling and gene expression. It also summarises attempts to apply carnosine in sports and medical practice.
Limits of this study
Narrative review by a single author with a stated position on carnosine as a signalling molecule. Full text not read.
Source
PubMed 22809149 · doi:10.1134/S0006297912040013
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