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Nitric oxide

nitric oxide

(Science: biochemistry) This compound is produced from L arginine by the enzyme nitric oxide synthase. Acts as a potent vasorelaxant via elevation of intracellular cGMP in vascular smooth muscle.

synthesis of nitric oxide is not confined to endothelium, isoforms of nitric oxide synthase are also found in brain, neutrophils and platelets.

Synonym: endothelium derived relaxation factor.

Acronym: NO


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nitric oxide production

Hi! Can you help me? Perhaps someone knows by chance if differentiated HL-60 cells are capable of producing NO after LPS stimulation?

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by Freya
Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:44 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
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Protein-biomolecules

... of porphyrins such as heme Arginine is a precursor of the hormone nitric oxide Carnitine is used in lipid transport within a cell, Ornithine and S-adenosylmethionine ...

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by oncolozist
Mon Feb 19, 2007 7:29 pm
 
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The Fiber Disease

... form, the BphC-substrate complex, and the BphC-substrate-NO (nitric oxide) complex were determined . These crystal structures revealed (1) the binding site of ...

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by tamtam
Sun Nov 26, 2006 3:37 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... form, the BphC-substrate complex, and the BphC-substrate-NO (nitric oxide) complex were determined . These crystal structures revealed (1) the binding site of ...

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by Nadas Moksha
Fri Nov 24, 2006 3:33 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... and the formation of extremely reactive hydroxylradical from superoxide radical anion and hydrogen peroxide (Pilas et al., 1988). It has also ... because of their high vulnerability to oxygen burst and activation of nitric oxide synthase (Romero-Martinez et al., 2000). Exophiala dermatitidis, ...

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by Nadas Moksha
Thu Oct 26, 2006 3:39 pm
 
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