Inhibition of neuronal nitric oxide synthase activity by N 1-acetyl-5-methoxykynuramine, a brain metabolite of melatonin

Journal of Neurochemistry

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 2023-2033

  León, Josefa ^a   Escames, Germaine ^a   Rodríguez, María I ^a   López, Luis C ^a   Tapias, Víctor ^a   Entrena, Antonio ^b   Camacho, Encarnación ^b   Carrión, María D ^b   Gallo, Miguel A ^b   Espinosa, Antonio ^b   Tan, Dun Xian ^c   Reiter, Russel J ^c   Acuña Castroviejo, Darío ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^c Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

3 dioxygenase; Indoleamine 2; Melatonin; N1 acetyl 5 methoxykynuramine; Neuronal nitric oxide synthase; Norharmane; Rat striatum

Indexed keywords

KYNURAMINE; MELATONIN; N 1 METHOXYKYNURAMINE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PROTEIN KINASE (CALCIUM,CALMODULIN) II; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS STRIATUM; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; IC 50; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENZYME INHIBITORS; HARMINE; KINETICS; KYNURAMINE; MALE; MELATONIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 33748042003     PISSN: 00223042     EISSN: 14714159     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04029.x     Document Type: Article

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