Table 1

Comparisons of the kinetics of NO release, in the absence and in the presence of thiols, for various NO donors tested in this study

CompoundSpontaneous NO Release pmol NO/30 minSpontaneous NO Release in the Presence ofl-Cysteine (1 mol/l)
pmol NO/30 minpmol NO/60 minpmol NO/90 min
36728,127  ± 2039,834  ± 39010,234  ± 59811,347  ± 653
4744<230  ± 541  ± 546  ± 9
5186<2266  ± 23313  ± 25349  ± 31
6373<2<2N.D.N.D.
GSNO187  ± 129,586  ± 42311,763  ± 50312,983  ± 545

  • N.D., nondetectable.