histidine
Protein building block
Histidine is one of the twenty amino acids that form proteins in living organisms.
It's classified as essential in humans, meaning the body cannot synthesize enough of it—dietary sources are required.
Histidine plays roles in tissue repair, immune response, and the production of histamine.
Foods high in histidine include meat, fish, and dairy.
Protein that hastens reactions
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- ironElement twenty-six
- nucleophileElectron-pair donating species
hemoglobin · myoglobin · ligand · chelation
Closed curve shape
- aromaticPleasantly strong-smelling
- pKaAcid dissociation metric
- tautomerInterconverting molecular form
- bufferingTemporary data accumulation
pH · amphoteric · titration · resonance · nitrogen · heterocyclic · basicity · acidity
Fundamentally necessary
- infantVery young child
- growthIncrease in size
- dietaryOf food consumption
- deficiencyLack of something needed
requirement · supplementation · fortification · meat · fish · poultry · dairy · legumes
Carboxyl group elimination
- folateVitamin for DNA synthesis
- glutamateExcitatory neural transmitter
- catabolismMetabolic molecular dismantling
- degradationDecline in condition
enzyme
Protein that hastens reactions
- coordinationOrganized cooperative movement
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
- ironElement twenty-six
nucleophile · hemoglobin · myoglobin · ligand · chelation
ring
Closed curve shape
buffering · pH · amphoteric · titration · resonance · nitrogen · heterocyclic · basicity · acidity · charge
essential
Fundamentally necessary
deficiency · requirement · supplementation · fortification · meat · fish · poultry · dairy · legumes · bioavailability
decarboxylation
Carboxyl group elimination
- folateVitamin for DNA synthesis
- glutamateExcitatory neural transmitter
- catabolismMetabolic molecular dismantling
degradation · ammonia · dipeptide · muscle
- Biochemicalsamino acid, amino acids, protein, proteins, DNA
- amino acidsalanine, arginine, asparagine, cysteine, glutamine
- Essential Amino Acidsleucine, isoleucine, valine, lysine, methionine
- basic amino acidsarginine, lysine
- chiral moleculesalanine, arginine, asparagine, cysteine, glutamine
- Neurotransmitter Precursorstryptophan, tyrosine, phenylalanine, choline, glutamate
histidinealanine
Basic amino acid
glycine · serine · asparagine · glutamine · proline
histidineglycine
Simplest amino acid
alanine · leucine · valine · isoleucine · phenylalanine