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Nitroalkanes

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Nos Oxygenase-Mediated Nitroalkane Catalytic Reduction: Impact On Nos Reaction, Praneeth Ivan Joel Fnu Jan 2013

Nos Oxygenase-Mediated Nitroalkane Catalytic Reduction: Impact On Nos Reaction, Praneeth Ivan Joel Fnu

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Organic nitroalkanes are used in many industries and for a variety of purposes. Their use is expanding and is steadily claiming new territories in our immediate environment. Some nitroalkanes, when they enter the human body, can be harmful as such or can be activated to generate reactive intermediates with known detrimental effects. P450 enzymes are known for metabolizing a variety of drugs and substances including organic nitroalkanes. Nitric oxide synthases (NOS) exhibit some similarities to P450 metalloenzymes and their potential interaction with nitroalkanes as xenobiotics is not well known. The present study investigates the effect of nitroalkanes on the catalytic …