nitrosylate

verb

Etymology: Etymology tree English nitrosyl Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Italic *-ātos Latin -ātuslbor. English -ate English nitrosylate From nitrosyl + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

1. To react a nitrosyl (NO) group with the sulfur-containing cysteines of a protein.

   “NO nitrosylates cysteine residues in the catalytic domain of COX enzymes leading to the formation of nitrosothiols; […]”