| Literature DB >> 8766819 |
M Kashiba-Iwatsuki1, M Yamaguchi, M Inoue.
Abstract
Although nitric oxide (NO) has been known to generate S-nitroso-thiols (RSNOs), dynamic aspects of their metabolism remain to be elucidated. The present work reports the reactivity of S-nitroso-glutathione (GS-NO) with various compounds with reducing activity. Kinetic analysis revealed that among various reagents tested, ascorbic acid showed a potent activity to decompose GS-NO to glutathione and oxidized products of NO. During the reaction of GS-NO and ascorbic acid, monodehydroascorbate was found to appear as an intermediate. These results suggest that ascorbic acid might be an important modulator for RS-NO metabolism.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8766819 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(96)00560-1
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124