DEA NONOate is a NO donor. It spontaneously dissociates in a pH-dependent, first-order process with a half-life of 2 minutes and 16 minutes at 37°C and 22-25°C, pH 7.4, respectively, to liberate 1.5 moles of NO per mole of parent compound.1,2
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