title: Reactions of NO and nitrite with heme models and proteins.
abstract: Presented is an overview of the fundamental chemical properties of nitric oxide and nitrite ion in relation to the reactions with ferri- and ferroheme models and proteins potentially relevant to the roles of these species in mammalian biology.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93110-9510, USA. ford@chem.ucsb.edu
authors.forename: Peter C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Ford
mesh_terms: D006418:Heme / Q000737:chemistry*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D015394:Molecular Structure; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D009573:Nitrites / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D011506:Proteins / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D009573:Nitrites; D011506:Proteins; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D006418:Heme