Arginine. Arginine, or L-arginine as it is called with its L-structure, is a semi-essential amino acid. Arginine is involved in many metabolic processes and important in the treatment of heart diseases and high blood pressure.
Layman's explanation: Nitric acid was first discovered in 1648 by a German chemist, Johann Rudolf. However, in 1901 Wilhelm Ostwald developed the Ostwald Process, which became the principle way of producing nitric acid.
Wilhelm Ostwald. Friedrich Wilhelm Ostwald (Russian: ÑÑÐ¸Ð´ÑÐ¸Ñ Ð²Ð¸Ð»ÑÐ³ÐµÐ»ÑÐ¼ Ð¾ÑÑÐ²Ð°Ð»ÑÐ´, Latvian: Vilhelms Ostvalds; 2 September 1853 â 4 April 1932) was a German chemist. He received the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1909 for his work on catalysis, chemical equilibria and reaction velocities.