Amanda G Davis1, Michael D Pluth1

  • 1Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Materials Science Institute, Knight Campus for Accelerating Scientific Impact, Institute of Molecular Biology, 1253 University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon, 97403, United States.

Redox biology
|November 26, 2025
PubMed
概括

像氧化 (NO) 和硫化 (H2S) 这样的小分子气体是关键的生物调节剂. 一个新的分类,protic小分子生物调节器 (PSMBs),突出显示了质子化状态如何影响它们多样化的生物功能.

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