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Mammalian NO synthase requires the cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin (H 4 B) to act as an electron donor during the activation of molecular oxygen at the heme site. After donating an electron, the resultant H 4 B radical is then required to abstract an electron from the ferrous NO complex, which is generated at the end of the catalytic reaction, in order to facilitate NO release. We have...