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MeSH Heading: Nitric Oxide Synthase
Tree Number(s): D08.811.682.664.500.772
Unique ID: D019001
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019001
Annotation: general; prefer specifics
Scope Note: An NADPH-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of L-ARGININE and OXYGEN to produce CITRULLINE and NITRIC OXIDE.
Entry Term(s): NO Synthase; Nitric-Oxide Synthase; Nitric-Oxide Synthetase
CAS Type 1 Name: L-Arginine,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (nitric-oxide-forming)
Public MeSH Note: 2006; see NITRIC-OXIDE SYNTHASE 1996-2005, NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE was indexed under AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES 1990-1995
History Note: 2006(1990)
Date Established: 1996/01/01
Date of Entry: 1995/06/05
Revision Date: 2005/06/30

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

ultrastructure (UL)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0028375
Scope Note: An NADPH-dependent enzyme that catalyzes the conversion of L-ARGININE and OXYGEN to produce CITRULLINE and NITRIC OXIDE.
Terms: Nitric Oxide Synthase Preferred Term
Term UI T638009
Date04/26/2005
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2006); Nitric-Oxide Synthase
Term UI T056654
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); Nitric-Oxide Synthetase
Term UI T056655
Date12/28/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996); NO Synthase
Term UI T056656
Date12/28/1994
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1996)

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