High-pressure studies of the reaction mechanism of nitric-oxide synthase

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Proteins and Proteomics

Volumn 1764, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 578-585

  Gorren, Antonius C F ^b   Marchal, Stéphane ^a   Sørlie, Morten ^c,d   Andersson, K Kristoffer ^c   Lange, Reinhard ^a   Mayer, Bernd ^b  

^a University of Montpellier   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^d NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Heme ligand binding; High pressure; Nitric oxide synthase; Tetrahydrobiopterin

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; CARBON MONOXIDE; N(G) HYDROXYARGININE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; OXYGEN; PROTON; PTERIDINE; REDUCING AGENT; TETRAHYDROBIOPTERIN;

BINDING COMPETITION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; ENZYME MECHANISM; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; LOW TEMPERATURE; OXYGEN AFFINITY; PRESSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BIOPTERIN; CATALYSIS; HUMANS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; PRESSURE; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 33645993602     PISSN: 15709639     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2005.11.005     Document Type: Review

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