Pterin interactions with distinct reductase activities of NO synthase

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 356, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 43-51

  Pantke, Morten M ^a   Reif, Andreas ^a   Valtschanoff, Juli G ^a   Shutenko, Zhanna ^a   Frey, Armin ^a   Weinberg, Richard J ^a   Pfleiderer, Wolfgang ^a   Schmidt, Harald H H W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Anti pterins; Diaphorase; Nitric oxide; NO synthase mechanisms; Tetrahydrobiopterin

Indexed keywords

DIMERS; ELECTRON TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; ENZYMES; MONOMERS;

ELECTRON FLOW;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

DIHYDROLIPOAMIDE DEHYDROGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CATALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; HISTOCHEMISTRY; NITROBLUE TETRAZOLIUM TEST; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN PROTEIN INTERACTION; RAT;

BIOPTERIN; CALCIUM; CALMODULIN; CATALASE; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; NADH DEHYDROGENASE; NADPH DEHYDROGENASE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE II; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PTERINS; SUPEROXIDE DISMUTASE; SUPEROXIDES; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0035874470     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/0264-6021:3560043     Document Type: Article

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