nitrosylate en · VERB
Etymology
Etymology tree English nitrosyl Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English nitrosylate From nitrosyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Meanings
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To react a nitrosyl (NO) group with the sulfur-containing cysteines of a protein.
NO nitrosylates cysteine residues in the catalytic domain of COX enzymes leading to the formation of nitrosothiols; […]
1999, Daniela Salvemini, “Cyclooxygenase”, in Gabor M. Rubanyi, editor, Pathophysiology and Clinical Applications of Nitric Oxide, →ISBN, page 160:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nitrosylating | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| nitrosylates | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| nitrosylated | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| nitrosylated | Tense=Past | lexicographic |
Deriveds
transnitrosylate · denitrosylate · nitrosylation · S-nitrosylate