Tetrahydrobiopterin preferentially stimulates activity and promotes subunit aggregation of membrane-bound calcium-dependent nitric oxide synthase in human placenta

Molecular Human Reproduction

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 293-298

  Sahin Tóth, Miklós ^a   Kukor, Zoltán ^a   Tóth, Miklós ^a  

^a SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Dimerization; Endothelial nitric oxide synthase; Primordial placenta (human); Tetrahydrobiopterin

Indexed keywords

5,6,7,8-TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN; BIOPTERIN; CALCIUM; DRUG DERIVATIVE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CYTOSOL; DIMERIZATION; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYME ACTIVATION; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANE; METABOLISM; MICROSOME; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

BIOPTERIN; CALCIUM; CYTOSOL; DIMERIZATION; ENZYME ACTIVATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRACELLULAR MEMBRANES; MICROSOMES; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION;

EID: 0031115405     PISSN: 13609947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molehr/3.4.293     Document Type: Article

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