To which amino acid is nitric oxide added, altering the activity, turnover and/or interactions of proteins like hemoglobin, Ras, ryanodine channels and caspases?

a) methionine
b) cysteine
c) asparagine
d) phenylalanine
e) alanine


Ans: b) cysteine

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