SNAP is an S-nitrosothiol which serves as a NO donor and a potent vasodilator. Its stability in solution varies from seconds to hours depending on temperature, buffer composition and metal content. At pH 6-8 and 37°C, the half-life of SNAP is approximately six hours in the presence of transition metal ion...

Description: S-Nitroso-N-acetyl-DL-penicillamine (SNAP) is a stable inhibitor of platelet aggregation and a nitric oxide donor. Target: NO Synthase. Smiles: CC(=O)NC(C(O)=O)C(C)(C)SN=O. References: E. Salas, et al. Comparative pharmacology of analogues of S-nitroso-N-acetyl-DL-penicillamine on human platelets. Br J...