In article <2th7eh$ks1 at news.umu.se> peterl at umdix.umdc.umu.se (Peter Lundberg)
writes:
>Carnosine is a di-peptide (containing beta-alanine and histidine). It
>seems to be a good buffer in muscles (pretty high concentration), but
>the "real" function of it is unknown, at least as far as I know. In
>birds, a similar compound called anserine is found. Forgot exactly what
>the structure of that is. Why would anyone want to put it in the
>diet???
>>Read bionet.molbio.ageing to find out.
