the hypotensive effect of garlic has been well-documented in human subjects and animals. since endothelial activity regulates vascular reactivity in physiological and pathophysiological conditions, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effect of garlic on endothelium-dependent and independent relaxation of rat aorta for elucidation of mechanism of the garlic anti-hypertensive effe...

The water-coordinated Zn(II) atom in the title salt, [Zn(C(5)H(5)N(3)O(2))(2)(H(2)O)(2)](NO(3))(2), is N,O-chelated by a zwitterionic amino-pyraziniocarboxyl-ate unit; the metal atom, which lies on a center of inversion, shows an octa-hedral coordination. The nitrate ion inter-acts indirectly, through N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds. In the crystal, adjacent cations and anions are connected by O-H⋯O hydro...

In the title molecular salt, C(7)H(20)N(2) (2+)·2NO(3) (-), the crystal structure exhibits an unusual back-to-back paired double-stacked packing arrangement culminating in an overall double zigzag pattern of the dications. The nitrate anions form a ring around one pair of double-stacked dications. An intricate three-dimensional N-H⋯O and N-H⋯(O,O) hydrogen-bonding network exists in the crystal ...

The title compound, C(12)H(18)N(8) (2+)·2NO(3) (-)·2H(2)O, was synthesized unexpectedly from 3-amino-1-methyl-1,4,5,6-tetra-hydro-pyrrolo-[3,4-c]pyrazol-5-ium chloride and cerium(IV) ammonium nitrate. The cation has a crystallographically imposed centre of symmetry. In the crystal, the ions and water mol-ecules are linked via O-H⋯N, N-H⋯O and O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds into a three-dimensional network.

The title complex, [Fe(C(15)H(10)ClN(3))(2)](NO(3))(2)·2H(2)O, has a six-coordinate iron(II) center balanced by two nitrate anions. The Fe atom lies on a twofold rotation axis. The complex exhibits an octa-hedral coordination configuration, where the dihedral angle between the two planar tridentate ligands is 92.4 (1)°. The crystal structure involves O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds.

The efficacy of orally administered isosorbide dinitrate (IS) has been questioned. Recently vasodilators have been shown to lower left ventricular filling pressure (LVFP) and raise cardiac output in heart failure. In the present study oral IS was evaluated in 12 patients with high LVFP due to heart failure. After right heart catheterization, patients with LVFP > 14 mm Hg were randomized double-...

In the title compound, Pb(2)(HPO(3))(NO(3))(2), the two distinct Pb(2+) ions (both with site symmetry m) adopt irregular PbO(10) coordination polyhedra. The structure is completed by two distinct nitrate groups (in which one O atom and the N atom have m site symmetry for both ions) and an HPO(3) (2-) anion (in which one O atom and the P and H atoms have m site symmetry). The connectivity of the...

The asymmetric unit of the title compound, [Ni(C(3)H(8)N(2)O(2))(3)](NO(3))(2), contains two independent cations, each built up around a fac-NiN(3)O(3) octa-hedron, and four nitrate anions. Numerous cation-to-anion N-H⋯O hydrogen bonds, some of which are bifurcated, help to establish the packing.