'Moonlighting' enzyme unravels arginine paradox
Sunday, November 13, 2011 - 14:30
in Biology & Nature
(Medical Xpress) -- Nearly 20 years ago, the journal Science tagged nitric oxide as the "molecule of the year." Since that time, researchers have tried to study and target this simple molecule that is involved in virtually every process of the body. However, focusing on the molecule and the enzyme directly involved in its production has proven difficult and futile.