Term Name: | nitric-oxide synthase activity |
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Synonyms: | endothelium-derived relaxation factor-forming enzyme activity, endothelium-derived relaxing factor synthase activity, L-arginine,NADPH:oxygen oxidoreductase (nitric-oxide-forming) activity, NADPH-diaphorase activity, nitric oxide synthase activity, nitric oxide synthetase activity, nitric-oxide synthetase activity, NO synthase activity |
Definition: | Catalysis of the reaction: L-arginine + n NADPH + n H+ + m O2 = citrulline + nitric oxide + n NADP+. |
Ontology: | GO: Molecular Function [GO:0004517] QuickGO AmiGO |