Molecule: nitric oxide

A nitrogen oxide which is a free radical, each molecule of which consists of one nitrogen and one oxygen atom.
Synonyms for nitric oxide :
(.)NO
(NO)(.)
EDRF
NO
NO(.)
Nitric oxide
Nitrogen monoxide
Stickstoff(II)-oxid
Stickstoffmonoxid
[NO]
endothelium-derived relaxing factor
mononitrogen monoxide
monoxido de nitrogeno
monoxyde d'azote
nitric oxide
nitrogen monooxide
nitrogen monoxide
nitrosyl
oxido de nitrogeno(II)
oxido nitrico
oxyde azotique
oxyde nitrique
Molecular Formula: NO
Molecular wt: 30.00614 g/mole
Charge: 0
SMILES: [N]=O
InChIKey: MWUXSHHQAYIFBG-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/NO/c1-2
CHEBI:16480
Nitric oxide
Sample reactions for this molecule:
Superoxide and nitric oxide react to peroxynitrite
Superoxide and nitric oxide react to peroxynitrite
Nitric oxide oxidizes to nitrosyl ion
Nitric oxide enters the bacterium
Nitric oxide enters the bacterium
Nitric oxide diffuses into the phagosome
Nitric oxide diffuses into the phagosome
Superoxide reacts rapidly with NO to form peroxynitrite (ONOO-)
Nitrogen dioxide is reduced to NO by F420
eNOS synthesizes NO