Histidine methyl ester

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Histidine methyl ester
Names
Other names
Methyl L-histidinate, HME
Identifiers
3D model (
JSmol
)
957974
ChEBI
ChEMBL
ChemSpider
ECHA InfoCard
100.014.645 Edit this at Wikidata
EC Number
  • 216-109-3
UNII
  • InChI=1S/C7H11N3O2/c1-12-7(11)6(8)2-5-3-9-4-10-5/h3-4,6H,2,8H2,1H3,(H,9,10)/t6-/m0/s1
    Key: BXRMEWOQUXOLDH-LURJTMIESA-N
  • COC(=O)[C@H](Cc1c[nH]cn1)N
Properties
C7H11N3O2
Molar mass 169.184 g·mol−1
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).

Histidine methyl ester (HME) is an irreversible histidine decarboxylase inhibitor.[1][2][3] It is the methyl ester of histidine.

HME bound to histidine decarboxylase

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