Histidine

Scheme

Rec.INN

CAS registry number (Chemical Abstracts Service)

0000071-00-1

Chemical Formula

C6-H9-N3-O2

Molecular Weight

155

Therapeutic Category

Amino acid

Chemical Name

L-Histidine

Foreign Names

• Histidinum (Latin)
• Histidin (German)
• Histidine (French)
• Histidina (Spanish)

Generic Names

• Histidine (OS: USAN, DCF)
• Istidina (OS: DCIT)
• Glyoxaline-alanine (IS)
• His (IS)
• ß-Imidazole-alanine (IS)
• Histidin (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)
• Histidine (PH: BP 2010, Ph. Eur. 6, USP 32)
• Histidine Benzylpenicillin (PH: USP 30)
• Histidinum (PH: Ph. Eur. 6)

Brand Name

• Aminess
  Meda, Finland

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Glossary

DCF	Dénomination Commune Française
DCIT	Denominazione Comune Italiana
IS	Inofficial Synonym
OS	Official Synonym
PH	Pharmacopoeia Name
Rec.INN	Recommended International Nonproprietary Name (World Health Organization)
USAN	United States Adopted Name

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