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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

  1. 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

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
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

Relateds

phosphorylate