Specification
Synonyms
(R)-2-Amino-3-(4-imidazolyl)propionic acid, D-α-Amino-β-(4-imidazolyl)propionic acid
Canonical SMILES
N[C@H](Cc1c[nH]cn1)C(O)=O
InChI
1S/C6H9N3O2/c7-5(6(10)11)1-4-2-8-3-9-4/h2-3,5H,1,7H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)/t5-/m1/s1
InChI Key
HNDVDQJCIGZPNO-RXMQYKEDSA-N
Solubility
1 M HCl: soluble
Application
detection
peptide synthesis
Biochem Physiol Actions
D-Histidine may be used in the design of peptide drugs, cationic peptides, such as analogues of carnosine. D-Histidine may also be used as a heavy metal sequestration agent.
Gene Information
human CA1(759), CA2(760)