How we scored it
Dipeptide of beta-alanine + 3-methylhistidine, both natural amino-acid fragments; 1.0
What counts. ISO 16128-2 scores the atoms that remain in the final ingredient. Reagents, solvents, catalysts and protecting groups used during manufacture leave no mass behind and are not counted.
Where it comes from
Anserine is a dipeptide found naturally in the muscle tissue of birds and fish and is commercially obtained by extraction/isolation from animal tissue such as bonito. No synthetic protecting or capping groups remain in the final molecule.
In plain English
A natural molecule made of two amino acids, found in fish and poultry muscle, used as an antioxidant and moisturiser. Typically obtained by extracting it from animal tissue.
Structure
(2S)-2-(3-aminopropanoylamino)-3-(3-methylimidazol-4-yl)propanoic acid
References
- 1ISO 16128-1:2016 and ISO 16128-2:2017 — Guidelines on technical definitions and criteria for natural and organic cosmetic ingredients and products. ISO, Geneva.
- 2Anserine. PubChem CID 112072. National Center for Biotechnology Information. pubchem.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov ↗
- 3ANSERINE. CosIng — European Commission cosmetic ingredient database. ec.europa.eu/cosing ↗
- 4ANSERINE. CosIng u2014 European Commission database for information on cosmetic substances and ingredients. https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/cosing/search?search=ANSERINE