Nitric Oxide - Molecular source

Chemistry of Nitric Oxide

Nitric oxide is a simple gas, NO

Made from Nitrogen (NH2) + Oxygen (O2) 

Source material to make Nitric oxide:

1. metformin
2. supplements
3. metabolic waste
4. breathing oxygen
5. consuming nitrogen
6. muscle wasting disease
7. multiple system atrophy disease

1. Nitrogen from waste:

• glutamate -- MSG
• aspartate -- artificial sweetners
• ammonia -- urine waste, smell

Urea, when low often results in dry skin

2. Dietary digestion

• protein nitrogen
• non-protein nitrogen (best)

Protein has limited guanidine,
Nucleic acids have (DNA/RNA)

Synthesize Nitric Oxide

With Vitamins, Enzymes

2e- + C(NH2)2 + 3O2 → 2NO- + 2H2O + CO2

High nitrogen diet

"Mediteranan Diet"

• cured meat
• Deli meat
• Pizza meat
• Sandwich meat
• meat
• nitric oxide, NO_1⁻
• nitrites, NO_2⁻
• nitrates, NO_3⁻
• omega-3 animal fat - lipids

Low carbohydrate diet

• less starch
• less grains
• less fruit
• less sugar
• less alcohol
• less whole grains