Reactions of NO and nitrite with heme models and proteins.
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.
Ford
Peter C
PC
Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of California, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California 93110-9510, USA. ford@chem.ucsb.edu
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*
D009573:Nitrites; D011506:Proteins; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D006418:Heme