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A healthy 30 yr old is participating in a study in the effects of a competetive inhibitor of nitric oxide synthase. After IV inj of the inhibitor BP immediately increases. Supplementation with which of the amino acid is most appropriate in reversing this effect?
A) arginine
B)aspartic acid
C)glutamic acid
D)leucine
E)lysine
F)methionine
G)tyrosine

A.

can u please explain the mech. of action? thanx

Arginine......................> Nitric oxide ..............enzyme is Nitric oxide synthase.