Not available outside of the UK & Ireland.

Application

N_ω-Nitro-L-arginine has been used:as nitric oxide synthase (NOS) inhibitor, to measure the release of nitric oxide (NO) derivatives in cytochrome c reduction assayto pretreat fiber bundles for contractile studiesas NOS inhibitor to characterize the generation of NO in Taxus yunnanensis cellsas an irreversible inhibitor of the neuronal NO synthase (nNOS) to preincubate swimbladder preparations

Biochem/physiol Actions

N_ω-Nitro-L-arginine/L-NNA helps to reduce the levels of cortical hyperemia and brain cGMP occurring due to hypercapnia.

Irreversible inhibitor of constitutive nitric oxide synthase (nNOS) and a reversible inhibitor of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS).

Features and Benefits

This compound is featured on the Nitric Oxide Synthases page of the Handbook of Receptor Classification and Signal Transduction. To browse other handbook pages, click here.

Packaging

5, 25 g in poly bottle

1 g in poly tube