Metabolism of $\textrm{N}_{G}$-Monomethyl-L-arginine Formation of N-Monomethylurea in rat

$\textrm{N}_{G}$-Monomethyl-L-arginine의 대사 : 흰쥐에서 N-monomethylurea의 생성

After oral administration of $^{14}$ C-labelled $N^{G}$-mono[$^{14}$ C-methyl］-L-arginine into rats, 66.3% of the administered radioactivity has been recovered in the urine, and 86.2% of the total of the recovered radioactivity is recovered in the first 24-hr urine. Distributions of the radioactivity of the acidic, basic, and neutral portions and unmetabolized $N^{G}$-monomethyl-L-arginine are 33.3%, 40.2%, 12.5% , and 0.3%, respectively. The radioactivity corresponding N-monomethylurea is about 50% of the neutral portion and 6% of the administered radioactivity.ity.

$^{14}$ C로 표지된 $N^{G}$ -mono［$^{14}$ C-methyl］-L-arginine을 흰쥐에 경구투여 하여 7일동안에 66.3%의 방사능이 회수되었다. 회수된 총방사능의 86.2%는 처음 24시간내에 배설되었으며, 그 분포는 산성 물질, 염기성물질, 중성물질 및 회수된 $N^{G}$ -monomethyl-L-arginine에 서 각각 33.3%, 40.2%, 12.5% 및 0.3%이었다. 중성물질 방사능의 약 50%는 N-monomethylurea에 해당하며 이는 투여한 전체방사능의 6%이었다.