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Also known as compound 2 [PMID: 9667974], Nω-nitro-L-arginine, N5-(nitroamidino)-L-ornithine, (+)-NG-nitroarginine, NG-nitro-L-arginine, L-NG-nitroarginine, L-NNA, L-NOARG

Nitroarginine, or '''Nω-nitro--arginine, also known as L-NOARG''', is a nitro derivative of the amino acid arginine. It is an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase and hence a vasoconstrictor. As such, it finds widespread use as a biochemical tool in the study of nitric oxide and its biological effects.

Chemical data

Formula
C6H13N5O4
Molecular weight
219.2 g/mol
IUPAC name
(2S)-2-amino-5-[[amino(nitramido)methylidene]amino]pentanoic acid
SMILES
C(C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)CN=C(N)N[N+](=O)[O-]
InChIKey
MRAUNPAHJZDYCK-BYPYZUCNSA-N
XLogP
-3.6
Polar surface area
160 Ų
H-bond donors
4
H-bond acceptors
6
Formal charge
0

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Drug data · ChEMBL

Max clinical phase
Phase 1
Molecule type
Small molecule
Indications
neoplasm

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Wikidata facts

Mass
219.097
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chemical formula
C₆H₁₃N₅O₄
isomeric SMILES
C(C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N)CN=C(N)N[N+](=O)[O-]
canonical SMILES
C(CC(C(=O)O)N)CN=C(N)N[N+](=O)[O-]
subject has role
enzyme inhibitor
found in taxon
Phoma
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Nitroarginine, or '''Nω-nitro--arginine, also known as L-NOARG''', is a nitro derivative of the amino acid arginine. It is an inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase and hence a vasoconstrictor. As such, it finds widespread use as a biochemical tool in the study of nitric oxide and its biological effects.

Nitroarginine has been used in research studying coronary constriction, and it was found that, in the presence of midazolam vasodilatation was unaffected by nitroarginine. Due to the presence of all three isoforms of nitric oxide synthase in striatal tissue in the forebrain, research has also been conducted on how its inhibition might affect monoamine transport and dopamine half-life in the striatal extracellular space.

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