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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calcium-calmodulin and other cofactors. Nitric oxide synthases (NOSs) synthesize the metastable free radical nitric oxide (NO). Three isoforms are known for...
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role remains unclear. In humans, nitric oxide is produced from L-arginine by three enzymes called nitric oxide synthases (NOS): inducible (iNOS), endothelial...
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Endothelial NOS (redirect from Endothelial nitric oxide synthase)
Endothelial NOS (eNOS), also known as nitric oxide synthase 3 (NOS3) or constitutive NOS (cNOS), is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NOS3 gene...
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Nitric oxide synthase, inducible is an enzyme which is encoded by the NOS2 gene in humans and mice. Three related pseudogenes are located within the Smith-Magenis...
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Nitric oxide (nitrogen oxide, nitrogen monooxide, or nitrogen monoxide) is a colorless gas with the formula NO. It is one of the principal oxides of nitrogen...
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(adrenaline), and is a cofactor for the production of nitric oxide (NO) by the nitric oxide synthases. Chemically, its structure is that of a (dihydropteridine...
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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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Gasotransmitter (section Nitric oxide)
cells. NO is biosynthesized endogenously from L-arginine by various nitric oxide synthase (NOS) enzymes. Reduction of inorganic nitrate may also serve to...
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Endothelial dysfunction (section Nitric oxide)
cardiovascular events. Atherosclerosis Endothelial activation Nitric oxide Endothelial nitric oxide synthase Prostacyclin Endothelium-derived relaxing factor Endothelin...
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of nitric oxide from the amino acid arginine, catalyzed by nitric oxide synthase. Citrulline can be derived from: from arginine via nitric oxide synthase...
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Hemoprotein (section Nitric oxide synthase)
(July 2021). "The Relationship between Myoglobin, Aerobic Capacity, Nitric Oxide Synthase Activity and Mitochondrial Function in Fish Hearts". Antioxidants...
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American pharmacologist. For demonstrating the signaling properties of nitric oxide, he was co-recipient of the 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine...
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(including metabolism of some drugs), gas sensing (guanyl cyclases, nitric oxide synthase), and microRNA processing (DGCR8). Heme is a coordination complex...
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Beta3-adrenergic agonist (section Nitric oxide)
their relaxative effects on vasculature is by promoting endothelial nitric oxide synthase (eNOS) activity and NO bioavailability. This is believed to be the...
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and translationally blocks the gene expression of human inducible nitric oxide synthase (hiNOS) by binding to its 3'UTR. There is dual regulation of hiNOS...
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NOS1 (redirect from Nitric oxide synthase 1)
Nitric oxide synthase 1 (neuronal), also known as NOS1, is an enzyme that in humans is encoded by the NOS1 gene. Nitric oxide synthases (EC 1.14.13.39)...
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is an adjunct professor at Duke University known for her work on nitric oxide synthase and cytochrome P450 reductase. She was the 1992 recipient of the...
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imidazoles, including clotrimazole, are selective inhibitors of nitric oxide synthase. Other biological activities of the imidazole pharmacophore relate...
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mechanism involves inhibition of nitric oxide production due to reduced expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase enzyme (iNOS) in macrophages. Transcription...
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Nitrovasodilator (redirect from Nitric oxide donor)
of nitric oxide (NO), and is mostly used for the treatment and prevention of angina pectoris. This group of drugs includes nitrates (esters of nitric acid)...
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dictionary. NOS may refer to: Nitrous oxide, also known as nos Nitric oxide synthase, a class of enzymes Nitrous oxide system, an internal combustion engine...
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Saliva testing (redirect from Nitric oxide test strips)
Cardio-protective nitric oxide is generated in the body by a family of specific enzymes, nitric oxide synthase. An alternative pathway for the generation of nitric oxide...
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N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor (NMDA receptor), which has been associated with nitric oxide synthase (NOS) and cGMP/PKG pathway activation and a decrease of Na+,K+-ATPase...
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Minoxidil (category Amine oxides)
cofactor for nitric oxide synthase. Minoxidil stimulates prostaglandin E2 production by activating COX-1 and prostaglandin endoperoxide synthase-1 but inhibits...
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while citrulline up-regulates it. The enzyme endothelial nitric oxide synthase produces nitric oxide from arginine in endothelial cells. Argininosuccinate...
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production of nitric oxide synthase due to ketoacidosis observed in diabetic patients and pH dependent nature of nitric oxide synthase. Structural and...
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to physiological levels of shear stress activates nitric oxide synthase and export of nitric oxide, which may contribute to the regulation of vascular...
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contributes to the process of central sensitization. Briefly, the enzyme nitric oxide synthase (NOS) forms NO which ultimately results in vasodilatation and activation...
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by nitric oxide as well, through the upregulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), an increase in endogenous opiates, muscarinic cholinergic...
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