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Natural Product (NP) Details

General Information of the NP (ID: NP3689)
Name
Carnosine
Synonyms
L-Carnosine; Carnosine; 305-84-0; beta-Alanyl-L-histidine; Ignotine; Karnozin; Karnozzn; L-Histidine, beta-alanyl-; L-Ignotine; N-2-M; UNII-8HO6PVN24W; Polaprezinc; CHEBI:15727; Nalpha-(beta-alanyl)-L-histidine; L-HISTIDINE, N-beta-ALANYL-; MFCD00005207; NSC 524045; BRN 0087671; 8HO6PVN24W; (3-aminopropanoyl)-L-histidine; L-Histidine, N-.beta.-alanyl-; beta-Alanylhistidine; L-Carnosine, 98%; carnosine zwitterion; Z-103; Z 103; N-beta-alanyl-L-histidine; (2S)-2-(3-aminopropanamido)-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propanoic acid; (2S)-2-(3-aminopropanoylamino)-3-imidazol-4-ylpropanoic acid; (2~{S})-2-(3-azanylpropanoylamino)-3-(1~{H}-imidazol-4-yl)propanoic acid; .beta.-Alanyl-L-histidine; Sevitin; betaAla-His; b-Alanylhistidine; beta-Ala-His-OH; EINECS 206-169-9; 3-Chloromandelicacid; b-Alanyl-L-histidine; PubChem6017; beta-alanyl-l-histidin; .beta.-Alanylhistidine; Spectrum_001178; N-b-alanyl-L-Histidine; SpecPlus_000374; Spectrum2_000454; Spectrum3_001212; Spectrum4_001673; Spectrum5_000605; 3-aminopropionyl-histidine; bmse000246; bmse001002; C00386; N-(b-Alanyl)-L-histidine; SCHEMBL33769; BSPBio_002624; KBioGR_002225; KBioSS_001658; 4-25-00-04381 (Beilstein Handbook Reference); DivK1c_006470; SPECTRUM1500944; N-(3-Aminopropanoyl)histidine; SPBio_000528; CHEMBL242948; GTPL4559; KBio1_001414; KBio2_001658; KBio2_004226; KBio2_006794; KBio3_002124; DTXSID80879594; L-Carnosine, ~99%, crystalline; TNP00340; ZINC2040854; N(alpha)-(beta-alanyl)-L-histidine; ANW-26923; BDBM50485554; CCG-38696; SBB003316; STL466172; AKOS010421481; AKOS015963345; CS-W014210; DB11695; HY-W013494; MCULE-5739145561; SDCCGMLS-0066726.P001; NCGC00017390-01; NCGC00017390-02; NCGC00142487-01; AC-17084; AC-19690; AC-31940; AS-12570; ST057076; A0222; L-Carnosine, Vetec(TM) reagent grade, 98%; S5226; 305C840; Q413822; SR-05000002473; SR-05000002473-1; (2S)-2-(3-aminopropanamido)-3-(1H-imidazol-5-yl)propanoic acid; (S)-2-(3-aminopropanamido)-3-(1H-imidazol-4-yl)propanoic acid; 8V0
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Species Origin Homo sapiens ...     Click to Show/Hide
Homo sapiens
Kingdom: Metazoa
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Primates
Family: Hominidae
Genus: Homo
Species: Homo sapiens
Disease Diabetic retinopathy [ICD-11: 9B71] Investigative [1]
Structure
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2D MOL

3D MOL

ADMET Property
Absporption
Caco-2 Permeability
 -6.398
 
MDCK Permeability
 -5.537
 
PAMPA
 +++
 
HIA
 -
 
Distribution
VDss
 -0.394
 
PPB
 7.1%
 
BBB
 - - -
 
Metabolism
CYP1A2 inhibitor
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CYP1A2 substrate
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CYP2C19 inhibitor
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CYP2C19 substrate
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CYP2C9 inhibitor
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CYP2C9 substrate
 - -
CYP2D6 inhibitor
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CYP2D6 substrate
 - - -
CYP3A4 inhibitor
 - - -
CYP3A4 substrate
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CYP2B6 inhibitor
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CYP2B6 substrate
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CYP2C8 inhibitor
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HLM Stability
 - - -
 
Excretion
CLplasma
 2.062
 
T1/2
 1.696
Toxicity
DILI
 - -
 
Rat Oral Acute Toxicity
 -
 
FDAMDD
 - -
 
Respiratory
 -
 
Human Hepatotoxicity
 - -
 
Ototoxicity
 -
 
Drug-induced Nephrotoxicity
 -
 
Drug-induced Neurotoxicity
 -
 
Hematotoxicity
 - - -
 
Genotoxicity
 +
 
Tips: 1. For the classification endpoints, the prediction probability values are transformed into six symbols: 0-0.1 (- - -), 0.1-0.3 (- -), 0.3-0.5 (-), 0.5-0.7 (+), 0.7-0.9 (++), and 0.9-1.0 (+++). 2. Additionally, the corresponding relationships of the three labels are as follows: excellent; medium; poor.
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Formula
C9H14N4O3
PubChem CID
439224
Canonical SMILES
C1=C(NC=N1)CC(C(=O)O)NC(=O)CCN
InChI
1S/C9H14N4O3/c10-2-1-8(14)13-7(9(15)16)3-6-4-11-5-12-6/h4-5,7H,1-3,10H2,(H,11,12)(H,13,14)(H,15,16)/t7-/m0/s1
InChIKey
CQOVPNPJLQNMDC-ZETCQYMHSA-N
CAS Number
CAS 305-84-0
ChEBI ID
CHEBI:15727
Herb ID
HBIN019758
TTD Drug ID
D0M9BA
Combinatorial Therapeutic Effect(s) Validated Clinically or Experimentally
    α. A List of Drug(s) Whose Efficacy can be Enhanced by This NP
          Lisinopril      Hypertension     Click to Show/Hide the Molecular Data of This Drug
                 Achieving Therapeutic Synergy     Click to Show/Hide
                    Representative Experiment Reporting the Effect of This Combination [2]
                    Detail(s)  Combination Info  click to show the detail info of this combination
                    In-vivo Model Male Sprague-Dawley rats were injected i.v. with streptozotocin (STZ) to induce diabetes.
                    Experimental
                    Result(s)
Both carnosine and lisinopril exert distinct beneficial effects in a standard model of diabetic nephropathy. Both drugs administered together combine the respective effects of single treatment, albeit without exerting additive nephroprotection.
References
Reference 1 Carnosine improves diabetic retinopathy via the MAPK/ERK pathway. Exp Ther Med. 2019 Apr;17(4):2641-2647.
Reference 2 Carnosine treatment in combination with ACE inhibition in diabetic rats. Regul Pept. 2014 Nov;194-195:36-40.
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Correspondence

X. N. Sun, Y. T. Zhang, Y. Zhou, X. C. Lian, L. L. Yan, T. Pan, T. Jin, H. Xie, Z. M. Liang, W. Q. Qiu, J. X. Wang, Z. R. Li, F. Zhu*, X. B. Sui*. NPCDR: natural product-based drug combination and its disease-specific molecular regulation. Nucleic Acids Research. 50(D1): 1324-1333 (2020). PMID: 34664659

Prof. Feng ZHU  (zhufeng@zju.edu.cn)

College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China


Prof. Xinbing SUI  (suilab@hznu.edu.cn)

School of Pharmacy and Department of Medical Oncology, the Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, China