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ChEBI

reactive nitrogen species

Term ID
CHEBI:62764
Synonyms
  • RNI
  • RNS
Definition
A family of nitrogen molecular entities which are highly reactive and derived from nitric oxide (.NO) and superoxide (O2.(-)) produced via the enzymatic activity of inducible nitric oxide synthase 2 (NOS2) and NADPH oxidase respectively.
References
Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Relationships
is a type of
has subtype
Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from reactive nitrogen species
Phenotype where environments contain reactive nitrogen species
Phenotype modified by environments containing reactive nitrogen species
Human Disease Model
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