The antioxidative properties of carnosine, a natural histidine containing dipeptide
Laboratory studyDogsOther animals
- Design
- Laboratory study
- What was measured
- Reaction of carnosine with lipid peroxidation products; lens transparency in dogs with senile cataract, in vitro and in vivo.
What the authors reported
The authors report that carnosine reacts directly with lipid peroxidation products and that antioxidant activity is one of its main biological roles. Carnosine partially restored lens transparency in dogs with senile cataract in both in vitro and in vivo experiments.
Limits of this study
Route, dose, dog numbers and duration are not stated in the abstract. Full text not read.
Source
Entry checked against PubMed abstract (E-utilities) on 2026-10-19. The dose shown is the dose the researchers used. It is not a recommendation. How to read this page.