Nitric Oxide Synthase: Difference between revisions
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The reaction is: | The reaction is: | ||
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The amino acid L-Arginine is turned in to L-Citrulline and NO. The reaction is driven by the oxidation of NADPH to NADP+, which in total yields 5 electrons for the reaction. | The amino acid L-Arginine is turned in to L-Citrulline and NO. The reaction is driven by the oxidation of NADPH to NADP<sup>+</sup>, which in total yields 5 electrons for the reaction. | ||
The reaction above therefore takes both the oxygenase and the reductase domain into account. | The reaction above therefore takes both the oxygenase and the reductase domain into account. | ||