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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

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • N(G)-Nitroarginine
  • NG Nitroarginine
  • NG-Nitroarginine
  • NG Nitro L Arginine
  • NG-Nitro-L-Arginine
  • NO2Arg
  • NOARG
  • N(omega)-Nitroarginine
  • N omega Nitro L Arginine
  • N omega-Nitro-L-Arginine
  • omega Nitroarginine
  • omega-Nitroarginine
  • omega-Nitro-L-Arginine, N

Note

  • an enzyme inhib

Scope note

  • 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)

History note

  • 97; was NITROARGININE (NM) 1990-96

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D019335

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