l-N6-(1-Iminoethyl)lysine: A Selective Inhibitor of Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase

Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Volumn 37, Issue 23, 1994, Pages 3886-3888

  Moore, William M ^a,b   Webber, R Keith ^a,c   Jerome, Gina M ^a,b   Tjoeng, Foe S ^a,c   Misko, Thomas P ^a,b   Currie, Mark G ^a,b  

^a MONSANTO COMPANY   (United States)

^b Departments of Inflammatory Diseases Research ^*  (United States)

^c Departments of Medicinal Chemistry   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DRUG DERIVATIVE; LYSINE; N(6) (1 IMINOETHYL)LYSINE; N(6)-(1-IMINOETHYL)LYSINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXIDOREDUCTASE; ARGININE; N(G) METHYLARGININE; N(G) NITROARGININE; N5 (1 IMINOETHYL)ORNITHINE; N6 (1 IMINOETHYL)LYSINE; N7 (1 IMINOETHYL)HOMOLYSINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; ENZYMOLOGY; MOUSE; RAT; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SELECTIVITY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME INHIBITION; ENZYME REGULATION; INHIBITION KINETICS; NERVE CONDUCTION; NONHUMAN; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VASCULAR ENDOTHELIUM;

AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES; ANIMAL; BRAIN; LYSINE; MICE; NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE; RATS;

EID: 0028173010     PISSN: 00222623     EISSN: 15204804     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/jm00049a007     Document Type: Article

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