nNOS Inhibitors: Small Molecules and Peptides

Neuronal nitric oxide synthase (nNOS), along with inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS), catalyze the generation of nitric oxide and L-citrulline from L-arginine and molecular oxygen. It is activated at concentrations of calcium greater than 100 nM and requires co-factors of tetrahydrobiopterin, flavin adenine dinucleotide, flavin mononucleotide and NADPH for catalytic activity.

Transcriptional regulation of nNOS is very complex and the nNOS gene ...