ergothioneine

ergothioneine
The betaine of a sulfur-containing derivative of histidine, present in blood and other mammalian tissue and in ergot. SYN: thiolhistidylbetaine, thioneine.

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er·go·thi·o·ne·ine .ər-gō-.thī-'ō-nē-.ēn, -'än-ē- n a crystalline betaine C9H15N3O2S that is found esp. in ergot and blood called also thioneine

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er·go·thi·o·ne·ine (ur″go-thi″o-neґin) the trimethylbetaine of thiolhistidine, originally found in ergot and later isolated from human blood; it occurs in abnormal amounts in the urine of cancer patients; called also erythrothioneine, thiazine, and thioneine.

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