Fire ant venom alkaloid, isosolenopsin A, a potent and selective inhibitor of neuronal nitric oxide synthase

International Journal of Toxicology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 81-86

  Yi, G B ^a   McClendon, D ^a   Desaiah, D ^a   Goddard, J ^b   Lister, A ^a   Moffitt, J ^a   Vander Meer, R K ^c   DeShazo, R ^a   Lee, K S ^d   Rockhold, R W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MISSISSIPPI STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR MEDICAL   (United States)

^d JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Fire Ant Venom; Isosolenopsin A; Natural Product; Nitric Oxide; nNOS Inhibition

Indexed keywords

ALKALOID; ANT VENOM; ARGININE; CITRULLINE; ISOENZYME; METHANOL; NATURAL PRODUCT; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; SOLENOPSIN A;

ANIMAL CELL; ANT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; NERVE CELL; NEUROTOXICITY; NONHUMAN; RAT; TOXICITY TESTING;

ALKALOIDS; ANIMALS; ANT VENOMS; ANTS; CATTLE; CYTOSOL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; ISOENZYMES; MICE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE III; RATS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; BOVINAE; FORMICIDAE; MURINAE; SOLENOPSIS GEMINATA; SOLENOPSIS INVICTA;

EID: 0038179735     PISSN: 10915818     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10915810305090     Document Type: Article

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