THE FORMATION OF PEROXYNITRITE IN-VIVO FROM NITRIC-OXIDE AND SUPEROXIDE

Authors
SQUADRITO GL PRYOR WA
Citation
Gl. Squadrito et Wa. Pryor, THE FORMATION OF PEROXYNITRITE IN-VIVO FROM NITRIC-OXIDE AND SUPEROXIDE, Chemico-biological interactions, 96(2), 1995, pp. 203-206
Citations number
36
Categorie Soggetti
Toxicology,Biology,Chemistry,Biology
Journal title
Chemico-biological interactions → ACNP
ISSN journal
00092797
Volume
96
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
203 - 206
Database
ISI
SICI code
0009-2797(1995)96:2<203:TFOPIF>2.0.ZU;2-X
Abstract
Peroxynitrite is predicted to be formed in vivo from the reaction of n itric oxide and superoxide. Nitric oxide at concentrations as low as 3 nM is expected to compete efficiently for superoxide near the surface of endothelial cells, based on competition kinetics.