Thermodynamic characterization of five key kinetic parameters that define neuronal nitric oxide synthase catalysis

FEBS Journal

Volumn 280, Issue 18, 2013, Pages 4439-4453

  Haque, Mohammad Mahfuzul ^a,d   Tejero, Jesús ^a   Bayachou, Mekki ^b   Wang, Zhi Qiang ^a,c   Fadlalla, Mohammed ^a   Stuehr, Dennis J ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c KENT STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

electron transfer; heme protein; heme reduction; nitric oxide synthase; stopped flow

Indexed keywords

NEURONAL NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CATALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONFORMATIONAL TRANSITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME KINETICS; ENZYME LOCALIZATION; ENZYME SYNTHESIS; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE CATALYTIC TURNOVER; STEADY STATE; STOPPED FLOW SPECTROSCOPY; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; THERMODYNAMICS;

ELECTRON TRANSFER; HEME PROTEIN; HEME REDUCTION; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; STOPPED-FLOW;

ANIMALS; ARGININE; BINDING SITES; BIOCATALYSIS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HEME; KINETICS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; NADP; NEURONS; NITRIC OXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE TYPE I; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXYGEN; PROTEIN BINDING; RATS; TEMPERATURE; THERMODYNAMICS;

RATTUS;

EID: 84883460160     PISSN: 1742464X     EISSN: 17424658     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/febs.12404     Document Type: Article

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