| Abstract from DBPedia | Nitric oxide (nitrogen oxide or nitrogen monoxide) is a colorless gas with the formula NO. It is one of the principal oxides of nitrogen. Nitric oxide is a free radical: it has an unpaired electron, which is sometimes denoted by a dot in its chemical formula (•N=O or •NO). Nitric oxide is also a heteronuclear diatomic molecule, a class of molecules whose study spawned early modern theories of chemical bonding. An important intermediate in industrial chemistry, nitric oxide forms in combustion systems and can be generated by lightning in thunderstorms. In mammals, including humans, nitric oxide is a signaling molecule in many physiological and pathological processes. It was proclaimed the "Molecule of the Year" in 1992. The 1998 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded for discovering nitric oxide's role as a cardiovascular signalling molecule. Nitric oxide should not be confused with nitrogen dioxide (NO2), a brown gas and major air pollutant, nor with nitrous oxide (N2O), an anesthetic.一酸化窒素（いっさんかちっそ、nitric oxide）は窒素と酸素からなる無機化合物で、化学式であらわすと NO。酸化窒素とも呼ばれる。 常温で無色・無臭の気体。水に溶けにくく、空気よりやや重い。有機物の燃焼過程で生成し、酸素に触れると直ちに酸化されて二酸化窒素 NO2 になる。硝酸の製造原料。光化学スモッグや酸性雨の成因に関連する。また体内でも生成し、血管拡張作用を有する。窒素の酸化数は+2。 (Source: http://dbpedia.org/resource/Nitric_oxide) |
