: a crystalline essential amino acid C6H9N3O2 formed by the hydrolysis of most proteins
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebProline to histidine is another neutral to positive shift, also pointing to a net positive increase in regional charge. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2021 The sequencing data revealed a variant that substituted an amino acid called histidine for arginine. Jason Ulrich, Scientific American, 1 Aug. 2021 Structural analysis showed that entry to a deeper crevice below was blocked by a histidine residue. William A. Haseltine, Forbes, 16 June 2021 In six lineages, this Q mutated to another amino acid, histidine (H) and is called 677H. Vaughn Cooper, Scientific American, 24 Mar. 2021 Her research has been employed by conservationists as well as cosmetics companies, most recently Herbal Essences, which partnered with Kew to verify the ingredients in its Bio:Renew line — ingredients like the hair-smoothing antioxidant histidine. Cotton Codinha, Allure, 22 Apr. 2019 The Nature study examined the same process in the amino acid histidine. Bradley J. Fikes, sandiegouniontribune.com, 4 Apr. 2018 In 1996, Dr. Croce and co-workers made international news with their discovery of a gene called the fragile histidine triad — FHIT for short. James Glanz And Agustin Armendariz, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2017 See More
Word History
Etymology
International Scientific Vocabulary hist- + -idine
First Known Use
1896, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
histidine
noun
his·ti·dine ˈhis-tə-ˌdēn
: a crystalline essential amino acid C6H9N3O2 formed by the hydrolysis of most proteins—abbreviation His