- nitric oxide synthase
- nitric oxide synthase n any of various enzymes that catalyze the oxidation of arginine to form nitric oxide and citrulline
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nitric oxide synthase — nitric oxide synthase. См. синтаза окисла азота. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
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nitric oxide — Chem. a colorless, slightly water soluble gas, NO, formed by the action of dilute nitric acid on copper, and by the direct combination of atmospheric oxygen and nitrogen at the high temperatures of an electric arc: an intermediate in the… … Universalium
nitric oxide — (= endothelium derived relaxation factor;EDRF; NO) Gas produced from L arginine by the enzyme nitric oxide synthase. Acts as an intracellular and intercellular messenger in a wide range of processes, in the vascular and nervous systems. The… … Dictionary of molecular biology
nitric oxide — A colorless, radical free gas that reacts rapidly with O2 to form other nitrogen oxides (e.g., NO2, N2O3, and N2O4) and ultimately is converted to nitrite (NO2−) and nitrate (NO3−); a gaseous mediator of cell to cell communication and … Medical dictionary
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