A NOVEL COMPOUND IS DISCLOSED, SAID COMPOUND COMPRISING HYALURONIC ACID, OPTIONALLY CROSS-LINKED, OR AN OLIGOMER, OPTIONALLY CROSS-LINKED, DIMER OR MONOMER THEREOF, WHICH IS SALIFIED OR AT LEAST PARTIALLY SALIFIED WITH CARNOSINE, WHEREIN THE CARNOSINE IS IN THE FORM OF AN L- OR D-ENANTIOMER OR A RACE MATE; A PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THIS COMPOUND, ITS COSMETIC AND THERAPEUTIC USE AS WELL AS PHARMACEUTICAL AND COSMETIC COMPOSITIONS CONTAINING THE SAME ARE ALSO DISCLOSED. FIGURE 7