What you need to to know about Carnosine
Carnosine is a small molecule composed of the amino acids, histidine and alanine. It is found in relatively high concentrations in several body tissues most notably in skeletal muscle, heart muscle, and brain.
Dietary sources of preformed carnosine include meat and poultry and fish.
Carnosine deficiency may occur in severe protein deficiency and in certain severe genetic disorders characterized by inborn errors in amino acid metabolism.
Hepatitis C (zinc-L-carnosine) Peptic ulcers Wound healing
Due to the lack of human studies, side effects and interactions are not known. At the time of writing, there were no well-known drug interactions with carnosine.
For eradication of H. pylori, the amount of the zinc carnosine complex used in research studies was 150 mg twice daily. Due to the lack of human clinical trials, recommended levels for other applications are not known at this time.