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From: Emergent role of gasotransmitters in ischemia-reperfusion injury

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Enzymatic Synthesis of Nitric Oxide. Nitric oxide (NO) is produced from amino acid L-arginine by the enzymatic action of nitric oxide synthase (NOS). There are there forms of NOS: endothelial NOS (eNOS), neuronal NOS (nNOS), and inducible NOS (iNOS). NO activates guanylate cyclase (GC), which leads to increased production of 3',5'-monophosphate (cGMP).

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