Description: 3-Methylhistidine belongs to the class of organic compounds known as histidine and derivatives. Histidine and derivatives are compounds containing cysteine or a derivative thereof resulting from reaction of cysteine at the amino group or the carboxy group, or from the replacement of any hydrogen of...

3-Methyl-L-histidine is an endogenous amino acid and a component of the skeletal muscle proteins actin and myosin. It is released during the catabolism of muscle fibrillar protein and excreted in urine. Urinary levels of 3-methyl-L-histidine are decreased in children with protein-energy malnutrition compared with...