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Recent research mentioning Ergothioneine
- Association between mushroom consumption and digit span performance among middle-aged and older community-dwelling Japanese: the NILS-LSA project.Zhang S, Ba DM, Nishita Y · Food & function · 2026-04-14pubmed ai
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How it works
Ergothioneine (EGT) is a naturally occurring amino acid and is a thiourea derivative of histidine, containing a sulfur atom on the imidazole ring.
Source: Wikipedia
Chemistry
- IUPAC name
- (2S)-3-(2-sulfanylidene-1,3-dihydroimidazol-4-yl)-2-(trimethylazaniumyl)propanoate
- Formula
- C9H15N3O2S
- PubChem
- CID 5351619 →
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