New Nitric Oxide-Converting Enzymes Discovered

Even the smallest molecule can change the course of a cell's future, an apropos modification of J.R.R. Tolkien’s writing from the “The Fellowship of the Ring” with respect to a recent discovery by investigators at Case Western Reserve University (CWRU). These researchers have uncovered previously unknown enzymes in the body that convert nitric oxide (NO) into "stopgap" molecules (SNOs) that then modulate proteins. Clinicians have long treated heart attacks, improved asthma symp