Agmatine enhances the NADPH oxidase activity of neuronal NO synthase and leads to oxidative inactivation of the enzyme

Molecular Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 24-29

  Demady, D R ^a   Jianmongkol, S ^a   Vuletich, J L ^a   Bender, A T ^a   Osawa, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGMATINE; ALPHA ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; CALMODULIN; HEME; HYDROGEN PEROXIDE; IMIDAZOLINE RECEPTOR; MORPHINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE OXIDASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION CONSTANT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INACTIVATION; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LEPIDOPTERA; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; OXIDATIVE STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0035170477     PISSN: 0026895X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1124/mol.59.1.24     Document Type: Article

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