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DL-histidine

PubChem 773
was used by NIH 3D workflows to automatically generate models for
cgimene1
Created:
8/7/25
Submitted:
10/7/26
Published:
10/7/26
ball-and-stick, color, print caution
773-bas-color-print_cautionAtoms shown as ball-and-stick (geometry appears faceted on screen; apply smooth normals in Blender or similar to improve visualization; generally smooth when 3D printed) with standard colors. 3D printable, with caution, using certain 3D printers.

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3DPX-022858

NIH 3D DOI:

https://doi.org/10.60705/3dpx/22858.2

Licensing:

CC-BY
How to cite this NIH 3D entry
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Version 2

Category

Small Molecules
Small Molecules
Description
Histidine is an alpha-amino acid that is propanoic acid bearing an amino substituent at position 2 and a 1H-imidazol-4-yl group at position 3. It has a role as a metabolite. It is a member of imidazoles, a polar amino acid, an alpha-amino acid and an aromatic amino acid. It contains a 1H-imidazol-4-ylmethyl group. It is a conjugate base of a histidinium(1+). It is a conjugate acid of a histidinate(1-).
Source Data Details
https://pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/image/imagefly.cgi?cid=773&width=400&height=400