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L-Histidine, imidazolyl L-alanine, is one of the rare natural substances with an imidazole ring. In the secondary products derived from L-histidine the imidazole ring may be substituted and the alanyl side chain may be modified. In some compounds an additional heterocyclic ring is present, involving the C-atoms and the amino group of the side chain.
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Luckner, M. (1984). Secondary Products Synthesized from L-Histidine. In: Secondary Metabolism in Microorganisms, Plants and Animals. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-02384-6_34
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