Nitric Oxide Synthase, Brain

**Semantic type:** Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein|Enzyme

**Definition:** Nitric oxide synthase, brain (1434 aa, ~161 kDa) is encoded by the human NOS1 gene. This protein plays a role in both amino acid metabolism and nitric oxide production.

**Synonyms:** - BNOS - Brain Nitric Oxide Synthase - Constitutive NOS - EC 1.14.13.39 - N-NOS - NC-NOS - NNOS - NOS Type I - NOS1 - Neuronal NOS - Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase - Nitric Oxide Synthase 1 - Peptidyl-Cysteine S-Nitrosylase NOS1 - bNOS - nNOS