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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Amino Acids > Amino Acids, Essential > Arginine > Nitroarginine
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Amino Acids > Amino Acids, Diamino > Arginine > Nitroarginine
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Amino Acids > Amino Acids, Basic > Arginine > Nitroarginine

Preferred term

Nitroarginine  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • An inhibitor of nitric oxide synthetase which has been shown to prevent glutamate toxicity. Nitroarginine has been experimentally tested for its ability to prevent ammonia toxicity and ammonia-induced alterations in brain energy and ammonia metabolites. (Neurochem Res 1995:200(4):451-6)

Broader concept

Synonym(s)

  • 2149-70-4
  • N(G)-Nitroarginine
  • NG-Nitroarginine
  • NG-Nitro-L-Arginine
  • NO2Arg
  • NOARG
  • N(omega)-Nitroarginine
  • N omega-Nitro-L-Arginine
  • omega-Nitroarginine

Allowable Qualifier(s)

Pharmacological Action(s)

In other languages

  • Nitroarginine

    French

  • 2149-70-4
  • L-arginine(N omega-nitro)
  • L-arginine(NG-nitro)
  • NG-Nitro-L-arginine
  • NG-nitroarginine
  • NOARG

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