Denitrosylation

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The removal of a nitrosyl group (or the elements of nitric oxide) from a molecule

    "The reverse process of S-nitrosylation is called denitrosylation, which can occur spontaneously in the presence of the reduced form of glutathione (GSH) [10 ]."

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"The reverse process of S-nitrosylation is called denitrosylation, which can occur spontaneously in the presence of the reduced form of glutathione (GSH) [10 ]."

Etymology

From de- + nitrosylation.

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nitric oxide

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