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Effects of transition metals on nitric oxide synthase catalysis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 15 Sept 1998
Perry J M, Marletta M A
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The biosynthesis of nitric oxide (NO) by the enzyme NO synthase (NOS) proceeds by the hydroxylation of L-arginine to form NG-hydroxy-L-arginine followed by the conversion of NG-hydroxy-L-arginine to L-citrulline and NO. The previously identified requirements of this relatively complicated reaction include several protein-bound cofactors: cytochrome P450-type heme, flavin mononucleotide (FMN), flavin adenine...
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