L-Arginine

Arginine is an essential amino acid found in food and plant sources, and many biological systems and is one of only 3 amino acids with basic side chains. Arginine is typically classified as a semi-essential or conditionally essential amino acid. Administered intravenously, Arginine has been shown to stimulate the secretion of human growth hormone and is frequently used in growth hormone stimulation tests. L-Arginine is a substrate of nitric oxide synthase, which is converted to citrulline and nitric oxide and is known to Induces insulin release by a nitric oxide-dependent mechanism.Product SpecificationsL-ArginineFormula: C6H14N4O2MW: 174.20 g/mol