Description
L-CitrullineisabyproductofNOformationfrommetabolismofL-argininethatexhibitstocolyticandantioxidativeactivities.L-Citrullinewasoriginallyfoundinwatermelon.Inisolatedratuteri,L-citrullinedecreasesuterinecontractileforcethroughstimulationoftheNO-cGMPrelaxantpathway.L-CitrullinereversesNOSinhibitor-inducedneurogenicvasodilation.Inanimalmodels,L-citrullineinhibitsincreasesiniNOSandmyeloperoxidaseactivity,inhibitinglipidperoxidationandattenuatingischemia/reperfusion-inducedgastricdamage.Thiscompoundmayalsoinhibitneutrophilinfiltrationinanimalmodelsofischemia/reperfusion.