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<p>New page.</p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>&lt;chem&gt;C[N+](C)(C)C(CC1=CNC(=S)N1)C(=O)[O-]&lt;/chem&gt;<br /> <br /> Found in mushrooms; Antioxidant function, e.g. protecting eye from UV.<br /> <br /> 2‐mercaptohistidine trimethylbetaine;<br /> <br /> Compare with Histidine:<br /> <br /> &lt;chem&gt;C1=C(NC=N1)CC(C(=O)O)N&lt;/chem&gt;<br /> <br /> <br /> ==To Dig Deeper==<br /> <br /> {{Dig|https://febs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/1873-3468.13123|Febs Letters}} - An account of its antioxidant properties, transport by OCTN1.<br /> <br /> {{Dig|https://www.bbvaopenmind.com/en/science/research/evolutions-useless-traits/|Genetic Hitchhiking}} - Outlines the hypothesis that Crohn's disease is prevalent because of selection for Ergothionine uptake.<br /> <br /> {{Dig|https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/compound/Ergothioneine|PubChem}} - Chemical database.<br /> <br /> {{Dig|WP|Ergothioneine}} - Wikipedia page.</div>

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