L-Arginyl-L-alanine is a dipeptide, is a vascular smooth muscle-derived relaxing factor. L-Arginyl-L-alanine increases the smooth muscle levels of cyclic GMP and nitrite in endothelium-denuded arterial rings[1].
Definition
ChEBI: A dipeptide formed from L-arginyl and L-alanine residues.
References
[1] Wood KS, et al. Vascular smooth muscle-derived relaxing factor (MDRF) and its close similarity to nitric oxide. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 1990 Jul 16;170(1):80-8. DOI:10.1016/0006-291x(90)91243-l
