TABLE 2

Initial rate of NO release from various S-nitrosothiols

NO release was determined in phosphate buffer using the oxyhemoglobin assay. Results are expressed as mean ± S.E.M. of n = 10 experiments.


RSNO

Initial Rate of NO Release
1 nmol ml-1 nmol ml-1 min-1
CysNO 0.083 ± 0.012
GSNO 0.044 ± 0.007**
SNAP 0.046 ± 0.014*
SNAC
0.025 ± 0.006***
  • * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.01; *** P < 0.001, in comparison with CysNO (ANOVA).