Agmatine is an amine that is formed by decarboxylation of L-arginine by the enzyme arginine decarboxylase (ADC) and hydrolyzed by the enzyme agmatinase to putrescine. Agmatine binds to several target receptors in the brain and has been proposed as a novel neuromodulator (Reghunathan 2006). Agmatine has the potential to serve in the coordination of the early and repair phase pathways of arginine in inflammation (Satriano, 2003).
