Ergothioneine was discovered in 1909 and named after the ergot fungus from which it was first purified, with its structure being determined later, in 1911.
Ergothioneine ໄດ້ຖືກຄົ້ນພົບໃນປີ 1909 ແລະຕັ້ງຊື່ຕາມເຊື້ອເຫັດ ergot ຈາກທີ່ມັນໄດ້ຖືກເຮັດໃຫ້ບໍລິສຸດຄັ້ງ ທໍາ ອິດ, ໂດຍໂຄງສ້າງຂອງມັນຖືກ ກໍາ ນົດໃນປີ 1911.