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Dopamine, norepinephrine and epinephrine react at room temperature, in
acetate buffer (3<pH<6) with sodium nitrite or in non-deaerated phosp
hate buffer (pH 7.4) with NO. The corresponding 6-nitro derivatives ar
e formed.