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denitrosylation

denitrosylation noun: the removal of a nitrosyl group (or the elements of nitric oxide) from a molecule.

Noun

denitrosylation (plural denitrosylations)

  1. The removal of a nitrosyl group (or the elements of nitric oxide) from a molecule
    • The reverse process of S-nitrosylation is called denitrosylation, which can occur spontaneously in the presence of the reduced form of glutathione (GSH) [10 ].2015 July 15, “Voluntary Exercise Can Ameliorate Insulin Resistance by Reducing iNOS-Mediated S-Nitrosylation of Akt in the Liver in Obese Rats”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of denitrosylation

pluraldenitrosylations

Origin of denitrosylation

From de- + nitrosylation.

Questions about denitrosylation

What does denitrosylation mean?
Denitrosylation means the removal of a nitrosyl group (or the elements of nitric oxide) from a molecule.
What part of speech is denitrosylation?
Denitrosylation is a noun.
What is the plural of denitrosylation?
The plural of denitrosylation is denitrosylations.

Words near denitrosylation in the dictionary

  1. denitrosylases
  2. denitrosylate
  3. denitrosylated
  4. denitrosylates
  5. denitrosylating
  6. denitrosylation
  7. denitrosylations
  8. denitroxylase
  9. denitroxylases
  10. denivation
  11. denivelation

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