BRAIN NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE IS A HEMOPROTEIN

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作者
KLATT, P [1 ]
SCHMIDT, K [1 ]
MAYER, B [1 ]
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[1] GRAZ UNIV,INST PHARMACOL & TOXIKOL,UNIV PL 2,A-8010 GRAZ,AUSTRIA
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10.1042/bj2880015
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Brain nitric oxide (NO) synthase showed pyridine haemochrome spectra typical of ferroprotoporphyrin IX-containing enzymes. The haem content of purified NO synthase was in the range 0.7-0.9 mol/mol of 160 kDa subunit. In the presence of CO, NO, KCN and miconazole, the L-citrulline-forming activity of NO synthase was markedly diminished, demonstrating that enzyme-bound haem is involved in enzymic NO synthesis.
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