Biological functions of nitric oxide are roles that nitric oxide plays within biology. Nitric oxide (nitrogen monoxide) is a molecule and chemical compound...
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Nitric oxide (nitrogen oxide or nitrogen monoxide) is a colorless gas with the formula NO. It is one of the principal oxides of nitrogen. Nitric oxide...
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Nitric oxide synthases (NOSs) are a family of enzymes catalyzing the production of nitric oxide (NO) from L-arginine. NO is an important cellular signaling...
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sexuality portal Medicine portal Biological functions of nitric oxide Camel toe Nocturnal clitoral tumescence Sexual function Kirshblum, Steven; Lin, Vernon...
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Nitrovasodilator (redirect from Nitric oxide donor)
(widening of blood vessels) by donation of nitric oxide (NO), and is mostly used for the treatment and prevention of angina pectoris. This group of drugs...
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Redox (redirect from Biological oxidation)
reduction–oxidation or oxidation–reduction: 150 ) is a type of chemical reaction in which the oxidation states of the reactants change. Oxidation is the...
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Endothelial NOS (redirect from Endothelial nitric oxide synthase)
enzyme is one of three isoforms that synthesize nitric oxide (NO), a small gaseous and lipophilic molecule that participates in several biological processes...
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Saliva testing (redirect from Nitric oxide test strips)
antibodies, and a variety of other substances, including natural metabolites, including saliva nitrite, a biomarker for nitric oxide status (see below for...
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some cells of the mammalian body and has a number of biological signaling functions. Only two other such gases are currently known: nitric oxide (NO) and...
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Nitric oxide reductase, an enzyme, catalyzes the reduction of nitric oxide (NO) to nitrous oxide (N2O). The enzyme participates in nitrogen metabolism...
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nitric-oxide synthase (flavodoxin) (EC 1.14.14.47, nitric oxide synthetase, NO synthase) is an enzyme with systematic name L-arginine,reduced flavodoxin:oxygen...
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Gaseous signaling molecules (redirect from Biological functions of carbon monoxide)
for instance, as a powerful vasodilator in humans (see Biological functions of nitric oxide). Mammalian cells have a specialized gasoreceptor soluble...
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a cofactor for the production of nitric oxide (NO) by the nitric oxide synthases. Chemically, its structure is that of a (dihydropteridine reductase)...
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Nitrogen (redirect from Biological role of nitrogen)
into nitric oxide. Many notable nitrogen-containing drugs, such as the natural caffeine and morphine or the synthetic amphetamines, act on receptors of animal...
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via inhibition of NMDA receptor-mediated currents. In addition to its effects on ion channels, N 2O may act to imitate nitric oxide (NO) in the central...
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Nitric oxide dioxygenase (EC 1.14.12.17) is an enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of nitric oxide (NO) to nitrate (NO− 3) . The net reaction for the...
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In medicine, exhaled nitric oxide (eNO - now commonly known as FeNO) can be measured in a breath test for asthma and other respiratory conditions characterized...
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Chromium (redirect from Biological roles of chromium)
surface layer of chromium oxide with the corundum structure. Passivation can be enhanced by short contact with oxidizing acids like nitric acid. Passivated...
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The biological functions of nitric oxide include S-nitrosylation, the conjugation of NO to cysteine thiols in proteins, which is an important part of cell...
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Oxidative stress reflects an imbalance between the systemic manifestation of reactive oxygen species and a biological system's ability to readily detoxify...
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Nitrogen dioxide (redirect from Nitrogen(IV) oxide)
Nitrogen dioxide typically arises via the oxidation of nitric oxide by oxygen in air (e.g. as result of corona discharge): 2 NO + O2 → 2 NO2 NO2 is...
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Ihor Huk (surgeon) (category Honorary professors of Ternopil National Medical University)
researcher based in Vienna, Austria known for his research on biological functions of nitric oxide and on the vascular system. Huk studied medicine in Gdansk...
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NOS1 (redirect from Nitric oxide synthase 1)
a family of synthases that catalyze the production of nitric oxide (NO) from L-arginine. NO is a chemical messenger with diverse functions throughout...
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same after the exposure with LDIR. The formation of ROS is coupled with the formation of nitric oxide synthase activity (NOS). NO reacts with O2− generating...
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Neurotoxin (section Nitric oxide)
tetrodotoxin. Some substances such as nitric oxide and glutamate are in fact essential for proper function of the body and only exert neurotoxic effects...
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Silicon (redirect from Biological roles of silicon)
characterize it in pure form. Its oxides form a family of anions known as silicates. Its melting and boiling points of 1414 °C and 3265 °C, respectively...
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Metronidazole (section Mechanism of action)
"Mechanistic exploration of quercetin against metronidazole induced neurotoxicity in rats: Possible role of nitric oxide isoforms and inflammatory cytokines"...
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chloride ions. Nitric oxide dismutation: This involves the dismutation of nitric oxide (NO) into O2 and dinitrogen gas (N2) or nitrous oxide (N2O). Water...
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production of nitric oxide, NO. Nitric oxide is a physiological signaling molecule which intervenes in, among other things, regulation of muscle blood...
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