Spectrophotometric determination of nitrites in biological samples using 1,2-diaminoanthraquinone. Potential application to the determination of nitric oxide synthase activity

Analytical Letters

Volumn 36, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 2139-2149

  Centelles, Josep Joan ^a   Fernández Cancio, Mónica ^a   Imperial, Santiago ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

1,2 Diaminoanthraquinone; Nitric oxide; Nitric oxide synthase; Nitrite; Spectrophotometric assay

Indexed keywords

1,2 DIAMINOANTHRAQUINONE; ANTHRAQUINONE DERIVATIVE; ANTHRAQUINONE TRIAZOLE; DITHIOTHREITOL; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; FLAVINE MONONUCLEOTIDE; HEMOGLOBIN; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; NITRITE; PROTEIN; REDUCED NICOTINAMIDE ADENINE DINUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL REACTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; LIGHT ABSORPTION; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY;

EID: 0041857940     PISSN: 00032719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/AL-120023707     Document Type: Article

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