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  • Title: Effect of nitric oxide synthase substrate analog inhibitors on rat liver arginase.
    Author: Robertson CA, Green BG, Niedzwiecki L, Harrison RK, Grant SK.
    Journal: Biochem Biophys Res Commun; 1993 Dec 15; 197(2):523-8. PubMed ID: 7505570.
    Abstract:
    Nitric oxide synthase (EC 1.14.23) substrate analog inhibitors NG-monomethyl-L-Arg, NG-nitro-L-Arg, NG-nitro-L-Arg methyl ester, and aminoguanidine were examined as potential inhibitors of rat liver arginase (EC 3.5.3.1). NG-nitro-L-Arg was found to inhibit arginase catalyzed conversion of L-Arg to L-Orn at pH 7.5 with an IC50 = 27.2 +/- 4.3 mM, compared to L-Val and L-Lys with IC50 values of 6.2 +/- 0.4 mM and 31.3 +/- 2.7 mM, respectively. Inhibition was stereospecific for the L-amino acid, not NG-nitro-D-Arg, and required a free alpha-carboxyl group. NG-nitro-L-Arg was not a substrate for rat liver arginase. These results suggest that arginase inhibition should also be evaluated when studying the effects of NOS substrate analog inhibitors in vivo.
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