3-Methylhistidine belongs to the class of organic compounds known as histidine and derivatives. Histidine and derivatives are compounds containing cysteine or a derivative thereof resulting from reaction of cysteine at the amino group or the carboxy group or from the replacement of any hydrogen of glycine by a heteroatom.

N-Acetyl-L-alanine is a substrate for Guanine nucleotide-binding protein G(I)/G(S)/G(O) gamma-2 subunit Myelin basic protein GTP-binding nuclear protein Ran Tropomyosin alpha 4 chain HIV-1 Rev binding protein 2 Xaa-Pro dipeptidase Thymosin beta-10 Actin-like protein 3 Alanine aminotransferase Serine/threonine protein phosphatase PP1-beta catalytic subunit 10 kDa heat shock protein (mitochondrial) Calmodulin and Beta-1-syntrophin.

Phosphorylcholine is a small haptenic molecule is found in a wide variety of organisms. Human hepatic tumors undergo an elevation in the concentration of phosphorylcholine as the principal metabolic change is observed .