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Nitroarginine MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Nitroarginine
Tree Number(s)
D12.125.068.050.587
D12.125.095.104.587
Unique ID
D019335
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019335
Annotation
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)
Entry Term(s)
N omega-Nitro-L-Arginine
N(G)-Nitroarginine
N(omega)-Nitroarginine
NG-Nitro-L-Arginine
NG-Nitroarginine
NO2Arg
NOARG
omega-Nitroarginine
Pharm Action
Enzyme Inhibitors
Registry Numbers
2149-70-4
Previous Indexing
Arginine/analogs & derivatives (1990-1996)
Public MeSH Note
97; NITROARGININE was indexed under ARGININE/analogs & derivatives 1990-96
Online Note
use NITROARGININE (NM) to search NITROARGININE 1990-96
History Note
97; was NITROARGININE (NM) 1990-96
Date Established
1997/01/01
Date of Entry
1996/06/10
Revision Date
2001/07/25
Nitroarginine Preferred
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