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