Modified ferricytochrome c cannot be used to estimate nitric oxide synthase generation of superoxide

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 320, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 141-143

  Weaver, John ^a   Tsai, Pei ^b,c   Cao, Guan Liang ^b,c   Roman, Linda J ^d   Rosen, Gerald M ^b,c,e,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF PHARMACY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BIOTECHNOLOGY INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY;

NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE; SUPEROXIDES;

NITRIC OXIDE;

CYTOCHROME C; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; SUPEROXIDE;

ACETYLATION; ARTICLE; DERIVATIZATION; ELECTRON SPIN RESONANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN MODIFICATION; RACEMIC MIXTURE; REDUCTION; SPIN TRAPPING;

EID: 0042195919     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-2697(03)00323-3     Document Type: Article

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