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nitrite reduction (hemoglobin)

Proteins (2)

ProteinSynonymsTaxonomy
Group 1 truncated hemoglobin GlbNTruncated Hb; trHbN; Cyanoglobin; Hemoglobin; Hb; SynHbSynechocystis sp. PCC 6803 substr. Kazusa
Non-symbiotic hemoglobin 1ORYsa GLB1a; rHb1Oryza sativa Japonica Group (Japanese rice)

Compounds (6)

CompoundDescription
hydronium ion
Nitric OxideA free radical gas produced endogenously by a variety of mammalian cells, synthesized from ARGININE by NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE. Nitric oxide is one of the ENDOTHELIUM-DEPENDENT RELAXING FACTORS released by the vascular endothelium and mediates VASODILATION. It also inhibits platelet aggregation, induces disaggregation of aggregated platelets, and inhibits platelet adhesion to the vascular endothelium. Nitric oxide activates cytosolic GUANYLATE CYCLASE and thus elevates intracellular levels of CYCLIC GMP.
Ammonium
nitritesSalts of nitrous acid or compounds containing the group NO2-. The inorganic nitrites of the type MNO2 (where M=metal) are all insoluble, except the alkali nitrites. The organic nitrites may be isomeric, but not identical with the corresponding nitro compounds. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
hydroxide ion
hydroxylamineA colorless inorganic compound (HONH2) used in organic synthesis and as a reducing agent, due to its ability to donate nitric oxide.