Novel inhibitors of neuronal nitric oxide synthase

Experimental Biology and Medicine

Volumn 228, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 486-490

  Di Giacomo, C ^a   Sorrenti, V ^a   Salerno, L ^a   Cardile, V ^a   Guerrera, F ^a   Siracusa, M A ^a   Avitabile, M ^a   Vanella, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

BH4; Imidazole derivatives; nNOS; Selective inhibitors

Indexed keywords

1 [2 (4 BROMOPHENOXY)ETHYL] 1H IMIDAZOLE; 1 [2 (4 TRIFLUOROMETHYLPHENOXY)ETHYL] 1H IMIDAZOLE; 1 [4 (4 BROMOPHENOXY)BUTYL] 1H IMIDAZOLE; ARGININE; HEME; IMIDAZOLE DERIVATIVE; ISOPROTEIN; N (4 NITROPHENACYL)IMIDAZOLE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE INHIBITOR; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 5,6,7,8-TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN; ANTIOXIDANT; BIOPTERIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; ISOENZYME; NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; ARGINASE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; BINDING SITE; CHEMICAL MODIFICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENCY; DRUG SYNTHESIS; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; INSECT CELL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; RAT; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; CHROMATOGRAPHY; ENZYMATIC ASSAY; PHARMACOPHORE; PROTON NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

ANIMALIA; INSECTA;

ANTIOXIDANTS; BINDING SITES; BIOPTERIN; IMIDAZOLES; ISOENZYMES; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS;

EID: 0141569312     PISSN: 15353702     EISSN: 15353699     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/15353702-0322805-11     Document Type: Article

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