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3-?(5-Ooxo-?1,?4-?dihydroimidazol-?4-?yl)?propanoic Acid is an intermediate in the catabolism of histidine to glutamate. 3-?(5-Ooxo-?1,?4-?dihydroimidazol-?4-?yl)?propanoic Acid is a substrate for imidazolonepropionate hydrolase and imidaz-?olonepropionate oxidase.

ChEBI: An imidazol-4-one having a 2-carboxyethyl substituent at the 5-position.