Nitric Oxide Synthase: Difference between revisions
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===Zinc=== | ===Zinc=== | ||
In order for Nos to be active it has to dimerize. The two monomers are held together by a single structural zinc ion which is situated at the interface. It is coordinated to the S atom of two cysteins in each monomer (cys110 and cys115. Hydrogenbonding further supports the binding of two monomers.<ref>PMID: 10074942</ref> | |||
== The Reductase Domain of NOS == | == The Reductase Domain of NOS == | ||
