S-nitrosothiols, and other products of nitrate metabolism, are increased in multiple human blood compartments following ingestion of beetroot juice
Ingested inorganic nitrate (NO3⁻) has multiple effects in the human body including vasodilation, inhibition of platelet aggregation, and improved skeletal muscle function. The functional effects of oral NO3⁻ involve the in vivo reduction of NO3⁻ to nitrite (NO2⁻) and thence to nitric oxide (NO). How...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-07-01
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Series: | Redox Biology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2213231721001221 |