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Nitrosylation vs Nitrosylate - What's the difference?

nitrosylation | nitrosylate | Derived terms |

Nitrosylation is a derived term of nitrosylate.


In biochemistry|lang=en terms the difference between nitrosylation and nitrosylate

is that nitrosylation is (biochemistry) the reaction of nitric oxide with a biological compound, especially with a sulfur containing part of a protein as a posttranslational modification while nitrosylate is (biochemistry) to react a nitrosyl (no) group with the sulfur-containing cysteines of a protein.

As a noun nitrosylation

is (biochemistry) the reaction of nitric oxide with a biological compound, especially with a sulfur containing part of a protein as a posttranslational modification.

As a verb nitrosylate is

(biochemistry) to react a nitrosyl (no) group with the sulfur-containing cysteines of a protein.

nitrosylation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biochemistry) The reaction of nitric oxide with a biological compound, especially with a sulfur containing part of a protein as a posttranslational modification
  • (organic chemistry) Any reaction with a nitrosyl compound

    • nitrosylate

    English

    Verb

    (nitrosylat)
  • (biochemistry) To react a nitrosyl (NO) group with the sulfur-containing cysteines of a protein
  • *{{quote-book, 1999, Daniela Salvemini, chapter=Cyclooxygenase, Pathophysiology and Clinical Applications of Nitric Oxide, editor=Gabor M. Rubanyi, isbn=9057024152 citation
    • , passage=NO nitrosylates cysteine residues in the catalytic domain of COX enzymes leading to the formation of nitrosothiols;

    Derived terms

    *S-nitrosylate *nitrosylation

    Related terms

    *phosphorylate