Carnosine is an aqueous antioxidant amino acid dipeptide (comprising alanine and histidine) found in muscle tissue.
Research in the 80s demonstrated that applying carnosine to wounds accelerated healing by reacting with damaged proteins, which may be a sign of aging cells.
Carnosine is an agent which addresses oxidation, inflammation and glycation of tissues by AGEs (advanced glycation end-products).
AGEs are molecules which may be just as important as free radicals in initiating the pathological processes associated with aging skin.
Reducing glycation — a chemical process in which sugar binds to proteins such as collagen and elastin — may slow skin aging.
Carnosine is found in the barrier repair product SkinMedica Ceratopic.
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