Nitric oxide is synthesized from this amino acid:: (A) Arginine, (B) Lysine, (C) Leucine, (D) Isoleucine
Answer is A. Ans. A. Arginine* Nitric oxide is synthesized from L-Arginine* Reaction is catalyzed from enzyme nitric oxide synthase.* Function:# Similar in reactive oxygen species in their function# Potent microbial killer# Produced by endothelial cells and by activated macrophages