title: Synthesis of 15N omega-hydroxy-L-arginine and ESR and 15N-NMR studies for the elucidation of the molecular mechanism of enzymic nitric oxide formation from L-arginine.
abstract: N omega-Hydroxy-L-arginine (2) was prepared by a multi-stage synthesis; the key step was the addition of hydroxylamine to the protected cyanamide 8. The presence of N-hydroxyguanidines was confirmed, above all, by 15N-NMR investigations. 15N omega-Hydroxy-L-arginine (2) was converted quantitatively to 15NO by NO synthases from macrophages. 15NO was identified by ESR-spectroscopy. These experiments confirm that 15N omega-hydroxy-L-arginine (2) is an intermediate in the biosynthesis of NO from arginine (1) and that the N-hydroxylated N-atom is present in the NO formed.
authors.affiliation: Pharmazeutisches Institut, Christian-Albrechts-Universität, Kiel, Germany.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Clement
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schnörwangen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kämpchen
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Mordvintcev
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mülsch
mesh_terms: D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000138:chemical synthesis / Q000378:metabolism; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D051379:Mice; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D009590:Nitrogen Radioisotopes
chemical_list: D009590:Nitrogen Radioisotopes; D009569:Nitric Oxide; C068309:N(omega)-hydroxyarginine; D001120:Arginine; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D000594:Amino Acid Oxidoreductases