Exploring the redox reactions between heme and tetrahydrobiopterin in the nitric oxide synthases

Dalton Transactions

Volumn , Issue 21, 2005, Pages 3427-3435

  Stuehr, Dennis J ^a,b   Wei, Chin Chuan ^a   Wang, Zhiqiang ^a   Hille, Russ ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Pathobiology ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NITRIC OXIDE (NO); NO SYNTHASES (NOS); REDOX TRANSITION; TETRAHYDROBIOPERTIN;

PROSTHETICS; REACTION KINETICS; REDOX REACTIONS;

ENZYMES;

5,6,7,8-TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN; BIOPTERIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; FREE RADICAL; HEME; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

ANIMAL; BIOCHEMISTRY; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOCHEMICAL PHENOMENA; BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOPTERIN; CATALYSIS; FREE RADICALS; HEME; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXIDATION-REDUCTION;

EID: 27744480772     PISSN: 14779226     EISSN: 14779234     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b506355h     Document Type: Review

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