Ergothioneine

Description:
<img src="/media/content_files/1/Ergothioneine.svg" alt="Ergothioneine.svg" width="400" height="200" style="border: 1px solid rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1); border-radius: 0.375rem; margin-bottom: 0.5rem;" /> A naturally occurring metabolite of HISTIDINE that has antioxidant properties.
Property Value
Metabolite name Ergothioneine
AMDB ID 112
PubChem CID 5351619
HMDB ID HMDB0003045
KEGG ID N/A
ChEBI ID 4828
Molecular formula C9H15N3O2S
Molecular weight 229.3
Monoisotopic mass 229.0884979
IUPAC name (2S)-3-(2-sulfanylidene-1,3-dihydroimidazol-4-yl)-2-(trimethylazaniumyl)propanoate

Synonyms:

Ergothioneine, L-Ergothioneine, Thiolhistidine-betaine, L-Thioneine

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