Interrelation of dietary nitrates and nitrites and nitric oxide

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Generation of Nitric oxide

Source

Dietary nitrate (NO3)

Dietary nitrite (NO2)

(Dietary) L-arginine

2

Precursor(in blood)

Nitrite

Nitrite

End product(vasodilatator)

Nitric oxide

Nitric oxide

Nitric oxide

Mouth

NOS

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Elimination of Nitric oxide

3

Precursors

Nitric oxide

Nitric oxide

Nitric oxide

Oxidation

End products

Nitrate

Nitrite

Next step

Recycling back to nitrite,

NO or NOx

Excretion to urine

Excretion to other fluids

Hord et al. Am J Clin Nutr July 2009 vol. 90 no. 1 1-10

Interrelation of dietary nitrates and nitrites and nitric oxide

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