Malfunction of Vascular Control in Lifestyle-Related Diseases: Formation of Systemic Hemoglobin-Nitric Oxide Complex (HbNO) From Dietary Nitrite

• Hoofdauteurs: Koichiro Tsuchiya (Auteur), Yoshiharu Takiguchi (Auteur), Masumi Okamoto (Auteur), Yuki Izawa (Auteur), Yasuhisa Kanematsu (Auteur), Masanori Yoshizumi (Auteur), Toshiaki Tamaki (Auteur)
• Formaat: Boek
• Gepubliceerd in: Elsevier, 2004-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Nitric oxide (NO) has many physiological functions. It is believed to be produced from L-arginine by nitric oxide synthase (NOS), and nitrite and nitrate are waste forms of it. By the way, nitrate and nitrite are abundant in vegetables and fruits, especially leafy vegetables and pickled vegetables....