'''Histamine a neuro-active compound is formed from the decarboxylation of histidine, and plays a role in immune function and vasodilation'''. '''Carnosine is a histidine derived dipeptide that acts as a cellular antioxidant and [[Copper - Nutrition|copper]] and [[Zinc - Nutrition|zinc]] [[Nutrition Glossary#Chelator|chelator]] within mammalian cells'''<ref>Boldyrev AA, et al. Physiology and pathophysiology of carnosine. Physiol Rev 2013;93:1803-1845.</ref>. | '''Histamine a neuro-active compound is formed from the decarboxylation of histidine, and plays a role in immune function and vasodilation'''. '''Carnosine is a histidine derived dipeptide that acts as a cellular antioxidant and [[Copper - Nutrition|copper]] and [[Zinc - Nutrition|zinc]] [[Nutrition Glossary#Chelator|chelator]] within mammalian cells'''<ref>Boldyrev AA, et al. Physiology and pathophysiology of carnosine. Physiol Rev 2013;93:1803-1845.</ref>. |