title: Metabolism and function in animal tissues of agmatine, a biogenic amine formed from arginine.
abstract: Recently agmatine, decarboxylated arginine, has been shown to be an important biological compound in several animal tissues. This paper summarizes the known information regarding the transport of arginine, its decarboxylation and the effects of the agmatine formed mainly on NO and polyamine synthesis.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Medicina e Oncologia Sperimentale, Sezione di Biochimica, Università di Torino, Torino, Italy. mariaangelica.grillo@unito.it
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Grillo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Colombatto
mesh_terms: D000376:Agmatine / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001120:Arginine / Q000378:metabolism*; D001419:Bacteria; D015317:Biogenic Polyamines / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004798:Enzymes / Q000378:metabolism; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010944:Plants
chemical_list: D015317:Biogenic Polyamines; D004798:Enzymes; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D000376:Agmatine; D001120:Arginine