Arginine

Introduction: Arginine

Description of Arginine

Arginine: An essential amino acid in juvenile humans, Arginine is a complex amino acid, often found at active site in proteins and enzymes due to its amine-containing side chain. Arginine may prevent or treat heart and circulatory diseases, combat fatigue, and stimulate the immune system. It also boosts production of nitric oxide, relaxing blood vessels, and treating angina and other cardiovascular problems. Arginine is also an important intermediate in the urea cycle and in detoxification of nitrogenous wastes. (NCI04)
Source: Diseases Database

Arginine: essential amino acid physiologically active in the L-form.
Source: CRISP

Arginine: An essential amino acid that is physiologically active in the L-form.
Source: MeSH 2007

Arginine: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Arginine:

• Essential
• Acid
• Juvenile
• Complex
• Site
• Proteins
• Enzymes
• Amine
• Side
• Side pain (33 causes)

Terms associated with Arginine:

More specific terms for Arginine:

• Argininosuccinic Acid
• Benzoylarginine Nitroanilide
• Benzoylarginine-2-Naphthylamide
• Homoarginine
• Tosylarginine Methyl Ester
• omega-N-Methylarginine
• NG-Nitroarginine Methyl Ester
• Nitroarginine

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Arginine

• Amino Acids, Basic
• Amino Acids, Diamino
• Amino Acids, Essential

Source - MeSH 2007

• primary aminoacid

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Arginine

The following list attempts to classify Arginine into categories where each line is subset of the next.

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Amino Acids
    • Amino Acids, Basic
      • Arginine

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Amino Acids
    • Amino Acids, Diamino
      • Arginine

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Amino Acids
    • Amino Acids, Essential
      • Arginine

External links related to: Arginine

• Amino acid - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
• Arginine supplementation for prevention of necrotising enterocolitis in preterm infants (Cochrane Review)

Source: Diseases Database

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