| abstract |
L-arginine derivatives of general formula (I), a method for preparing same, and pharmaceutical compositions containing said derivatives, are disclosed. Such compounds are biologically active as nitric oxide synthase inhibitors. In the general formula, A is a hydrogen atom, a lower alkyl grouping or a nitro radical, E is an oxygen atom or a covalent bond, n is 0 or an integer from 1 to 12, and each of R1 and R2 is a straight or branched alkyl chain, or R1 and R2, taken together with the nitrogen atom to which they are attached, form a saturated or unsaturated 5- or 6-membered ring of formula (a), wherein X is a hydrogen, sulphur or nitrogen atom or an imino, alkylimino or methylene radical. |