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- (2R)-2-Amino-5-(diaminomethylideneamino)pentanoic acid
- (2R)-2-Amino-5-[(diaminomethylidene)amino]pentanoic acid
- (2R)-2-Amino-5-carbamimidamidopentanoic acid
- (R)-2-Amino-5-guanidinopentanoic acid
- (R)-Arginine
- <span class="text-smallcaps">D</span>-Arginine
- Arginine, <span class="text-smallcaps">D</span>-
- D-2-Amino-5-guanidinopentanoic acid
- H-D-Arg-OH
- H-D-Arginine
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D-Arginine is an amino acid that plays an important role in the metabolism of nitrogen. D-Arginine is a substrate for nitric oxide synthase, which produces nitric oxide from L-arginine. It also binds to calcium receptors on the cytosolic surface of cells and increases intracellular calcium levels. D-Arginine is a competitive inhibitor of receptor binding by hydroxyl groups and can be used to study receptor binding. The X-ray crystal structures of D-arginine have been solved at 1.8Å resolution and show that the molecule adopts a β-turn conformation, with one N atom forming a hydrogen bond with the side chain carbonyl group. This interaction stabilizes the protein structure and prevents it from adopting its natural open conformation.
D-Arginine has also been shown to have antimicrobial effects against bacteria by inhibiting peptide synthesis, while having no effect on mammalian cell growth or metabolic
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