"Ergothioneine" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
A naturally occurring metabolite of HISTIDINE that has antioxidant properties.
| Descriptor ID |
D004880
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D02.886.489.225 D12.125.072.329.269
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| Concept/Terms |
Ergothioneine- Ergothioneine
- Thioneine
- 2-Thiol-L-histidine-betaine
- 2 Thiol L histidine betaine
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Ergothioneine" by people in Profiles.
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Sprenger HG, Mittenb?hler MJ, Sun Y, Van Vranken JG, Schindler S, Jayaraj A, Khetarpal SA, Smythers AL, Vargas-Castillo A, Puszynska AM, Spinelli JB, Armani A, Kunchok T, Ryback B, Seo HS, Song K, Sebastian L, O'Young C, Braithwaite C, Dhe-Paganon S, Burger N, Mills EL, Gygi SP, Paulo JA, Arthanari H, Chouchani ET, Sabatini DM, Spiegelman BM. Ergothioneine controls mitochondrial function and exercise performance via direct activation of MPST. Cell Metab. 2025 Apr 01; 37(4):857-869.e9.