Molecule Details
InChIKeyMRAUNPAHJZDYCK-BYPYZUCNSA-N
Compound NameNomega-nitro-L-arginine
Canonical SMILESN=C(NCCC[C@H](N)C(=O)O)N[N+](=O)[O-]
Clinical Status Data-mined Candidate
Targets (Human+Pathogen)3
Pfam Stratification Homologous
Avg pChEMBL6.59
SourceChEMBL;BindingDB
2D Structure
2D structure
Activity Profile
DrugBank Annotations
DrugBank ID DB04223
Drug NameNitroarginine
CAS Number2149-70-4
Groups investigational
ATC Codes nan
DescriptionAn 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)

Categories: Amino Acids Amino Acids, Basic Amino Acids, Diamino Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins Arginine Enzyme Inhibitors
Cross-references: BindingDB: 50225106 ChEBI: 27960 CHEMBL227744 ChemSpider: 389023 C03417 PDB: NRG PubChem:440005 PubChem:46508354 Wikipedia: Nitroarginine ZINC: ZINC000019796052
Target Activities (3)
Target Gene Organism Category Pfam pChEMBL Type Source
P29475 NOS1 Homo sapiens Human PF00667 PF00258 PF00175 PF02898 PF00595 7.1 IC50 ChEMBL;BindingDB
P29474 NOS3 Homo sapiens Human PF00667 PF00258 PF00175 PF02898 6.5 IC50 ChEMBL;BindingDB
P35228 NOS2 Homo sapiens Human PF00667 PF00258 PF00175 PF02898 6.2 Ki ChEMBL;BindingDB
DrugBank Target Actions (2)
Target Gene Target Name Action Type
P29474 NOS3 Nitric oxide synthase 3 inhibitor targets
P29475 NOS1 Nitric oxide synthase 1 inhibitor targets