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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C7H7NO2.C6H14N4O2
Molecular Weight 311.3369
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of ARGININE AMINOBENZOATE

SMILES

NC1=CC=C(C=C1)C(O)=O.N[C@@H](CCCNC(N)=N)C(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=QYWIRGMTYYEDBZ-VWMHFEHESA-N
InChI=1S/C7H7NO2.C6H14N4O2/c8-6-3-1-5(2-4-6)7(9)10;7-4(5(11)12)2-1-3-10-6(8)9/h1-4H,8H2,(H,9,10);4H,1-3,7H2,(H,11,12)(H4,8,9,10)/t;4-/m.0/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C6H14N4O2
Molecular Weight 174.201
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Molecular Formula C7H7NO2
Molecular Weight 137.136
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity NONE

L-arginine is a nonessential amino acid that may play an important role in the treatment of cardiovascular disease due to its antiatherogenic, anti-ischemic, antiplatelet, and antithrombotic properties. It has been promoted as a growth stimulant and as a treatment for erectile dysfunction in men. L-arginine is a nonessential amino acid that may play an important role in the treatment of heart disease due to its block arterial plaque buildup, blood clots, platelet clumping, and to increase blood flow through the coronary artery. L-arginine is commonly sold as a health supplement claiming to improve vascular health and treat erectile dysfunction in men. L-arginine, which is promoted as a human growth stimulant, has also been used in bodybuilding. In the 1800s, it was first isolated from animal horn.

CNS Activity

Curator's Comment: L-Arginine has the ability to cross the blood brain barrier.

Originator

Curator's Comment: Arginine was first isolated from a lupin seedling extract in 1886 by the German chemist Ernst Schultze.

Approval Year

Targets

Targets

Primary TargetPharmacologyConditionPotency
Target ID: Q5T6X5
Gene ID: 222545.0
Gene Symbol: GPRC6A
Target Organism: Homo sapiens (Human)
44.1 µM [EC50]
Conditions

Conditions

ConditionModalityTargetsHighest PhaseProduct
Diagnostic
R-GENE 10

Approved Use

R-Gene 10 is indicated as an intravenous stimulant to the pituitary for the release of human growth hormone in patients where the measurement of pituitary reserve for HGH can be of diagnostic usefulness. It can be used as a diagnostic aid in such conditions as panhypopituitarism, pituitary dwarfism, chromophobe adenoma, postsurgical craniopharyngioma, hypophysectomy, pituitary trauma, acromegaly, gigantism and problems of growth and stature. If the insulin hypoglycemia test has indicated a deficiency of pituitary reserve for HGH, a test with R-Gene 10 is advisable to confirm the negative response. This can be done after a waiting period of one day. As patients may not respond to R-Gene 10 (Arginine Hydrochloride Injection, USP) during the first test, the unresponsive patient should be tested again to confirm the negative result. A second test can be performed after a waiting period of one day. Some patients who respond to R-Gene 10 do not respond to insulin and vice versa. The rate of false positive responses for R-Gene 10 is approximately 32%, and the rate of false negatives is approximately 27%.

Launch Date

1973
Diagnostic
R-GENE 10

Approved Use

R-Gene 10 is indicated as an intravenous stimulant to the pituitary for the release of human growth hormone in patients where the measurement of pituitary reserve for HGH can be of diagnostic usefulness. It can be used as a diagnostic aid in such conditions as panhypopituitarism, pituitary dwarfism, chromophobe adenoma, postsurgical craniopharyngioma, hypophysectomy, pituitary trauma, acromegaly, gigantism and problems of growth and stature. If the insulin hypoglycemia test has indicated a deficiency of pituitary reserve for HGH, a test with R-Gene 10 is advisable to confirm the negative response. This can be done after a waiting period of one day. As patients may not respond to R-Gene 10 (Arginine Hydrochloride Injection, USP) during the first test, the unresponsive patient should be tested again to confirm the negative result. A second test can be performed after a waiting period of one day. Some patients who respond to R-Gene 10 do not respond to insulin and vice versa. The rate of false positive responses for R-Gene 10 is approximately 32%, and the rate of false negatives is approximately 27%.

Launch Date

1973
Diagnostic
R-GENE 10

Approved Use

R-Gene 10 is indicated as an intravenous stimulant to the pituitary for the release of human growth hormone in patients where the measurement of pituitary reserve for HGH can be of diagnostic usefulness. It can be used as a diagnostic aid in such conditions as panhypopituitarism, pituitary dwarfism, chromophobe adenoma, postsurgical craniopharyngioma, hypophysectomy, pituitary trauma, acromegaly, gigantism and problems of growth and stature. If the insulin hypoglycemia test has indicated a deficiency of pituitary reserve for HGH, a test with R-Gene 10 is advisable to confirm the negative response. This can be done after a waiting period of one day. As patients may not respond to R-Gene 10 (Arginine Hydrochloride Injection, USP) during the first test, the unresponsive patient should be tested again to confirm the negative result. A second test can be performed after a waiting period of one day. Some patients who respond to R-Gene 10 do not respond to insulin and vice versa. The rate of false positive responses for R-Gene 10 is approximately 32%, and the rate of false negatives is approximately 27%.

Launch Date

1973
Diagnostic
R-GENE 10

Approved Use

R-Gene 10 is indicated as an intravenous stimulant to the pituitary for the release of human growth hormone in patients where the measurement of pituitary reserve for HGH can be of diagnostic usefulness. It can be used as a diagnostic aid in such conditions as panhypopituitarism, pituitary dwarfism, chromophobe adenoma, postsurgical craniopharyngioma, hypophysectomy, pituitary trauma, acromegaly, gigantism and problems of growth and stature. If the insulin hypoglycemia test has indicated a deficiency of pituitary reserve for HGH, a test with R-Gene 10 is advisable to confirm the negative response. This can be done after a waiting period of one day. As patients may not respond to R-Gene 10 (Arginine Hydrochloride Injection, USP) during the first test, the unresponsive patient should be tested again to confirm the negative result. A second test can be performed after a waiting period of one day. Some patients who respond to R-Gene 10 do not respond to insulin and vice versa. The rate of false positive responses for R-Gene 10 is approximately 32%, and the rate of false negatives is approximately 27%.

Launch Date

1973
Preventing
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Preventing
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Primary
Unknown

Approved Use

Unknown
Cmax

Cmax

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
310 μM
6 g single, oral
dose: 6 g
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ARGININE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
6219 μM
30 g single, intravenous
dose: 30 g
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ARGININE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
882 μM
6 g single, intravenous
dose: 6 g
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ARGININE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
AUC

AUC

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
24788 M × min
6 g single, oral
dose: 6 g
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ARGININE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
265435 M × min
30 g single, intravenous
dose: 30 g
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ARGININE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
38223 M × min
6 g single, intravenous
dose: 6 g
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ARGININE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
T1/2

T1/2

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
77.5 min
6 g single, oral
dose: 6 g
route of administration: Oral
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ARGININE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
41.6 min
30 g single, intravenous
dose: 30 g
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ARGININE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
59.6 min
6 g single, intravenous
dose: 6 g
route of administration: Intravenous
experiment type: SINGLE
co-administered:
ARGININE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: HEALTHY
age: ADULT
sex: MALE
food status: FED
Funbound

Funbound

ValueDoseCo-administeredAnalytePopulation
100%
ARGININE plasma
Homo sapiens
population: UNKNOWN
age: UNKNOWN
sex: UNKNOWN
food status: UNKNOWN
Doses

Doses

DosePopulationAdverse events​
3.9 g/kg single, intravenous
Accidental dose
Dose: 3.9 g/kg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 3.9 g/kg
Sources: Page: p.621
unhealthy, 1.75
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Short stature
Age Group: 1.75
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources: Page: p.621
Disc. AE: Cardiopulmonary arrest, Metabolic acidosis...
AEs leading to
discontinuation/dose reduction:
Cardiopulmonary arrest
Metabolic acidosis (acute)
Hyponatremia (severe)
Sources: Page: p.621
200 mg/kg 3 times / day multiple, oral
Highest studied dose
Dose: 200 mg/kg, 3 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 200 mg/kg, 3 times / day
Sources: Page: p.63
unhealthy, 24
n = 11
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Cystic fibrosis
Age Group: 24
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 11
Sources: Page: p.63
15 g 2 times / day multiple, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 15 g, 2 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 15 g, 2 times / day
Sources: Page: p.1
healthy, 34 ± 2.6
n = 12
Health Status: healthy
Condition: Dietary supplementation
Age Group: 34 ± 2.6
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 12
Sources: Page: p.1
7 g 3 times / day multiple, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 7 g, 3 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 7 g, 3 times / day
Sources: Page: p.200
unhealthy, 43± 16
n = 10
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Hypercholesterolaemia
Age Group: 43± 16
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 10
Sources: Page: p.200
DLT: Gastrointestinal discomfort...
Dose limiting toxicities:
Gastrointestinal discomfort (20%)
Sources: Page: p.200
AEs

AEs

AESignificanceDosePopulation
Cardiopulmonary arrest Disc. AE
3.9 g/kg single, intravenous
Accidental dose
Dose: 3.9 g/kg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 3.9 g/kg
Sources: Page: p.621
unhealthy, 1.75
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Short stature
Age Group: 1.75
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources: Page: p.621
Metabolic acidosis acute
Disc. AE
3.9 g/kg single, intravenous
Accidental dose
Dose: 3.9 g/kg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 3.9 g/kg
Sources: Page: p.621
unhealthy, 1.75
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Short stature
Age Group: 1.75
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources: Page: p.621
Hyponatremia severe
Disc. AE
3.9 g/kg single, intravenous
Accidental dose
Dose: 3.9 g/kg
Route: intravenous
Route: single
Dose: 3.9 g/kg
Sources: Page: p.621
unhealthy, 1.75
n = 1
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Short stature
Age Group: 1.75
Sex: F
Population Size: 1
Sources: Page: p.621
Gastrointestinal discomfort 20%
DLT
7 g 3 times / day multiple, oral
Studied dose
Dose: 7 g, 3 times / day
Route: oral
Route: multiple
Dose: 7 g, 3 times / day
Sources: Page: p.200
unhealthy, 43± 16
n = 10
Health Status: unhealthy
Condition: Hypercholesterolaemia
Age Group: 43± 16
Sex: M+F
Population Size: 10
Sources: Page: p.200
PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Postabsorptive plasma citrulline concentration is a marker of absorptive enterocyte mass and intestinal failure in humans.
2000 Dec
Optimization of experimental conditions for RNA-based sequencing of MLH1 and MSH2 genes.
2001
Prevalence of mutations causing retinitis pigmentosa and other inherited retinopathies.
2001
Renal response during acute unilateral ureteral obstruction in rats.
2001
Abnormalities in response to vasopressin infusion in chronic fatigue syndrome.
2001 Feb
A positively charged cluster formed in the heme-distal pocket of cytochrome P450nor is essential for interaction with NADH.
2001 Feb 16
Characterization of homo- and heterodimerization of cardiac Csx/Nkx2.5 homeoprotein.
2001 Feb 16
Increased affinity of c-Myb for CREB-binding protein (CBP) after CBP-induced acetylation.
2001 Feb 2
Ligand-independent dimerization and activation of the oncogenic Xmrk receptor by two mutations in the extracellular domain.
2001 Feb 2
DNA recognition by the methyl-CpG binding domain of MeCP2.
2001 Feb 2
Amino acid residues outside of the pore region contribute to N-type calcium channel permeation.
2001 Feb 23
Arginine-rich peptides. An abundant source of membrane-permeable peptides having potential as carriers for intracellular protein delivery.
2001 Feb 23
Early glycation products produce pentosidine cross-links on native proteins. novel mechanism of pentosidine formation and propagation of glycation.
2001 Feb 9
Influence of microcystin-YR and nodularin on the activity of some proteolytic enzymes in mouse liver.
2001 Feb-Mar
The nutritional management of urea cycle disorders.
2001 Jan
Current strategies for the management of neonatal urea cycle disorders.
2001 Jan
Fibroblast growth factor-2 stimulates endothelial nitric oxide synthase expression and inhibits apoptosis by a nitric oxide-dependent pathway in Nb2 lymphoma cells.
2001 Jan
Effect of AVT antisense oligodeoxynucleotides on AVT release induced by hypertonic stimulation in chicks.
2001 Jan
Impaired renal vascular endothelial function in vitro in experimental hypercholesterolemia.
2001 Jan
Increased colocalization of corticotropin-releasing factor and arginine vasopressin in paraventricular neurones of the hypothalamus in lactating rats: evidence from immunotargeted lesions and immunohistochemistry.
2001 Jan
A metabolic fragment of bradykinin, Arg-Pro-Pro-Gly-Phe, protects against the deleterious effects of lipopolysaccharide in rats.
2001 Jan
Altered TNF-alpha, glucose, insulin, and amino acids in islets of Langerhans cultured in a microgravity model system.
2001 Jan
Regulatory role of arginase I and II in nitric oxide, polyamine, and proline syntheses in endothelial cells.
2001 Jan
The common Arg972 polymorphism in insulin receptor substrate-1 causes apoptosis of human pancreatic islets.
2001 Jan
Nitric oxide production by coelomocytes of Asterias forbesi.
2001 Jan
Substitution of Asp114 or Arg116 in the fingers domain of moloney murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase affects interactions with the template-primer resulting in decreased processivity.
2001 Jan 12
Specific interactions at the regulatory domain-substrate binding domain interface influence the cooperativity of inhibition and effector binding in Escherichia coli D-3-phosphoglycerate dehydrogenase.
2001 Jan 12
Glutamine metabolism to glucosamine is necessary for glutamine inhibition of endothelial nitric oxide synthesis.
2001 Jan 15
Strain is more important than electrostatic interaction in controlling the pKa of the catalytic group in aspartate aminotransferase.
2001 Jan 16
Upregulation of the nitric oxide-cGMP pathway in aged myocardium: physiological response to l-arginine.
2001 Jan 19
Strengthened arm-dimerization domain interactions in AraC.
2001 Jan 26
Site-specific single amino acid changes to Lys or Arg in the central region of the movement protein of a hybrid bromovirus are required for adaptation to a nonhost.
2001 Jan 5
Pharmacological profile of T-1032, a novel specific phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitor, in isolated rat aorta and rabbit corpus cavernosum.
2001 Jan 5
C60-Fullerene monomalonate adducts selectively inactivate neuronal nitric oxide synthase by uncoupling the formation of reactive oxygen intermediates from nitric oxide production.
2001 Jan 9
Acetaldehyde, a metabolite of ethanol, activates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in the rat.
2001 Jan-Feb
Identification and analysis of the acyl carrier protein (ACP) docking site on beta-ketoacyl-ACP synthase III.
2001 Mar 16
A single histidine residue determines the pH sensitivity of the pacemaker channel HCN2.
2001 Mar 2
Eukaryotic translation initiation factor 5 functions as a GTPase-activating protein.
2001 Mar 2
The molecular mechanism for the genetic disorder familial defective apolipoprotein B100.
2001 Mar 23
Substrate-binding clusters of the K+-transporting Kdp ATPase of Escherichia coli investigated by amber suppression scanning mutagenesis.
2001 Mar 30
Peptide leucine arginine, a potent immunomodulatory peptide isolated and structurally characterized from the skin of the Northern Leopard frog, Rana pipiens.
2001 Mar 30
Identification of the collagen-binding site of the von Willebrand factor A3-domain.
2001 Mar 30
The modulation of oxygen radical production by nitric oxide in mitochondria.
2001 Mar 9
The fission yeast TOR homolog, tor1+, is required for the response to starvation and other stresses via a conserved serine.
2001 Mar 9
Sequence requirements for the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist activity of conantokin-R.
2001 Mar 9
The basis of prostaglandin synthesis in coral: molecular cloning and expression of a cyclooxygenase from the Arctic soft coral Gersemia fruticosa.
2001 Mar 9
Increased production of human proinsulin in the periplasmic space of Escherichia coli by fusion to DsbA.
2001 Nov 30
Patents

Sample Use Guides

In Vivo Use Guide
Curator's Comment: I.V route is possible: The recommended adult dose is 30 g arginine hydrochloride (300 mL of R-Gene 10) administered by intravenous infusion over 30 minutes. The total dose should not exceed 30 g arginine hydrochloride. https://www.drugs.com/dosage/r-gene-10.html
L-arginine has been studied at oral doses of 6 to 30 g/day for a variety of conditions. Many formulations have been used.
Route of Administration: Oral
A strong inward current in X. laevis oocytes expressing 5.24 (C terminus of the homologous goldfish 5.24 receptor) when L-Arg (L-arginine) was applied at 10 uM. When testing chimera h6A/5.24 (h6A/5.24, containing the ligand binding amino-terminal domain (ATD) of hGPRC6A with the signal transducing transmembrane and C terminus of the homologous goldfish 5.24 receptor) in this system, the responses were obtained with L-Arg at 100 uM.
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Record UNII
3R2D6N19T5
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Name Type Language
ARGININE AMINOBENZOATE
Common Name English
L-ARGININE, MONO(4-AMINOBENZOATE)
Common Name English
ARGININE, P-AMINOBENZOATE
Common Name English
Code System Code Type Description
CAS
7675-82-3
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FDA UNII
3R2D6N19T5
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PUBCHEM
9926733
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RXCUI
1010241
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