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Histidine (commonly abbreviated to His or H) <ref>^ IUPAC-IUBMB Joint Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature. "Nomenclature and Symbolism for Amino Acids and Peptides". Recommendations on Organic &amp;amp;amp; Biochemical Nomenclature, Symbols &amp;amp;amp; Terminology etc. Retrieved 2007-05-17.</ref> is one of the twenty naturally-occurring [[ | Histidine (commonly abbreviated to His or H) <ref>^ IUPAC-IUBMB Joint Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature. "Nomenclature and Symbolism for Amino Acids and Peptides". Recommendations on Organic &amp;amp;amp;amp; Biochemical Nomenclature, Symbols &amp;amp;amp;amp; Terminology etc. Retrieved 2007-05-17.</ref> is one of the twenty naturally-occurring [[Amino acids|amino acids]]. Of these amino acids it is one of ten [[Polarity|polar]] and one of three positively-charged amino acids <ref name="Amino Acid Chart">http://www.detectingdesign.com/images/Abiogenesis/Amino%20Acid%20Chart.jpg</ref>. The [[Codon|codons]] of His are CAU or CAC. | ||
Histidine is an aromatic amino acid, when protonated it acts as an acid. When unprotonated it has a positively charged imidazole functional group and acts as a general base. It plays important role in stabilising the folding structures of proteins and active sites of enzymes | |||
<ref>http://www.biology.arizona.edu/biochemistry/problem_sets/aa/histidine.html</ref> | |||
. This ability is due to its binding properties with metals and the basic properties of the nitrogen’s in the ring. It is only found as an L- isomer and it plays an important role in growth and repair of tissues in the body. | |||
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Revision as of 15:35, 13 December 2010
Histidine (commonly abbreviated to His or H) [1] is one of the twenty naturally-occurring amino acids. Of these amino acids it is one of ten polar and one of three positively-charged amino acids [2]. The codons of His are CAU or CAC.
Histidine is an aromatic amino acid, when protonated it acts as an acid. When unprotonated it has a positively charged imidazole functional group and acts as a general base. It plays important role in stabilising the folding structures of proteins and active sites of enzymes [3] . This ability is due to its binding properties with metals and the basic properties of the nitrogen’s in the ring. It is only found as an L- isomer and it plays an important role in growth and repair of tissues in the body.
References
- ↑ ^ IUPAC-IUBMB Joint Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature. "Nomenclature and Symbolism for Amino Acids and Peptides". Recommendations on Organic &amp;amp;amp; Biochemical Nomenclature, Symbols &amp;amp;amp; Terminology etc. Retrieved 2007-05-17.
- ↑ http://www.detectingdesign.com/images/Abiogenesis/Amino%20Acid%20Chart.jpg
- ↑ http://www.biology.arizona.edu/biochemistry/problem_sets/aa/histidine.html
