Term: leukocyte nitric-oxide synthase activity
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Name: leukocyte
Synonyms: immune cell, leucocyte, white blood cell
Definition: An achromatic cell of the myeloid or lymphoid lineages, found in blood or other tissue.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009309]
Name: nitric-oxide synthase activity
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