denitrosylation

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noun

The removal of a nitrosyl group (or the elements of nitric oxide) from a molecule

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Meanings

noundenitrosylation (plural denitrosylations)

plural denitrosylations

  1. biochemistryThe removal of a nitrosyl group (or the elements of nitric oxide) from a molecule

    The reverse process of S-nitrosylation is called denitrosylation, which can occur spontaneously in the presence of the reduced form of glutathione (GSH) [10 ].

    2015 July 15, “Voluntary Exercise Can Ameliorate Insulin Resistance by Reducing iNOS-Mediated S-Nitrosylation of Akt in the Liver in Obese Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From de- + nitrosylation.

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