ergothioneine

ergothioneine
\\|ər(ˌ)gōˌthīˈōnēˌēn, -īˈän-, -nēə̇n\ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary ergo- + thion- + -eine; originally formed as French ergothionéine
: a crystalline betaine HSC3H2N2CH2CH[N(CH3)3]+COO- derived from a mercapto-histidine and found especially in ergot and blood

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