HISTIDINE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

IPA (US):

 Dictionary entry overview: What does histidine mean? 

• HISTIDINE (noun)
  The noun HISTIDINE has 1 sense:

1. an essential amino acid found in proteins that is important for the growth and repair of tissue

  Familiarity information: HISTIDINE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• HISTIDINE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

An essential amino acid found in proteins that is important for the growth and repair of tissue

Classified under:

Nouns denoting substances

Hypernyms ("histidine" is a kind of...):

essential amino acid (an amino acid that is required by animals but that they cannot synthesize; must be supplied in the diet)

 Context examples 

This allele, which encodes histidine decarboxylase protein, is involved in the regulation of histamine synthesis.

(HDC wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A derivative of the amino acid histidine, formed in the mammalian skin from trans-urocanic acid upon ultraviolet radiation, and protodynamic agent, with potential anti-inflammatory and antiproliferative activity.

(cis-Urocanic Acid, NCI Thesaurus)

Histidine decarboxylase (662 aa, ~74 kDa) is encoded by the human HDC gene.

(Histidine Decarboxylase, NCI Thesaurus)

C1 contains one or two copies of a Cys-rich domain about 50 amino-acid residues long; the domain binds two zinc ions, probably involving the conserved cysteines and histidines.

(DAG/PE-Binding Domain, NCI Thesaurus)

Phosphoribosyl pyrophosphate (PRPP) formed from ribose-5P is an activated compound used in the biosynthesis of histidine and purine/pyrimidine nucleotides.

(Pentose Phosphate Cycle Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/KEGG)

Histidine is also required for blood cell manufacture and protects tissues against damage caused by radiation and heavy metals.

(Histidine, NCI Thesaurus)

Histamine is synthesized in a single step from the amino acid histidine through decarboxylation.

(Neurotransmitter Biosynthesis Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)

A derivative of the amino acid histidine labeled with heavy hydrogen (D) used in diagnostic procedures.

(Deuterated 3-Methylhistidine, NCI Thesaurus)

Domains in DNA- and RNA-binding proteins that contain amino acids which are folded into a single structural unit around a zinc atom that links two cysteines and two histidines.

(C2H2 Zinc Finger, NCI Thesaurus)

In the classic zinc finger, one zinc atom is bound to two cysteines and two histidines.

(C2H2 Zinc Finger, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)