title: Nitroglycerin metabolism by Phanerochaete chrysosporium: evidence for nitric oxide and nitrite formation.
abstract: We have demonstrated that a filamentous fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium converts glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) into its di- and mononitrate derivatives concurrently with the formation of nitric oxide detected by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR), and the formation of nitrite. The metabolisms of nitrite and nitrate by the fungus are evaluated and taken into account when considering GTN degradation. Lack of evidence for nitrate formation from GTN suggests that an esterase-type activity is not involved. Furthermore, the kinetics of appearance of the hemoprotein-NO and non-heme protein-NO (FeS-NO) complexes indicate that an enzymatic process producing NO directly from GTN may be involved concurrently with a glutathione transferase-like system.
authors.affiliation: Institut de Chimie des Substances Naturelles, CNRS, Gif/Yvette, France.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Servent
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Ducrocq
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Guissani
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Lenfant
mesh_terms: D000332:Aerobiosis; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002912:Chrysosporium / Q000378:metabolism*; D003124:Colorimetry; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000378:metabolism; D006420:Hemeproteins / Q000378:metabolism; D008956:Models, Chemical; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism*; D005996:Nitroglycerin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006420:Hemeproteins; D009573:Nitrites; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D005982:Glutathione Transferase; D005996:Nitroglycerin