  Transitional metal ions widely exist in biological environments and are
crucial to many life-sustaining physiological processes. Recently, transition
metal ion such as Cu$^{2+}$, Zn$^{2+}$, Ni$^{2+}$, have been shown can increase
the solubilities of aromatic biomolecules. Comparing with Cu$^{2+}$, Zn$^{2+}$
shows less enhancement to the solubilities of biomolecules such as tryptophan
(Trp). On the other hand, Zn$^{2+}$ has a higher concentration in human blood
plasma and appears in protein the most among transition metal ions, clarifying
whether Zn$^{2+}$ can enhance the solubilities of other aromatic amino acids is
significantly important. Herein, we observed that the solubility of aromatic
amino acid histidine (His) is greatly enhanced in ZnCl$_2$ solution. Based on
first principle calculations, this enhancement of solubility is attributed to
cation-$\pi$ interaction between His and Zn$^{2+}$. Our results here are of
great importance for the bioavailability of aromatic drugs and provide new
insights for the understanding of physiological functions of Zn$^{2+}$.
