Nitritederived
Nitrite-derived refers to phenomena, species, or compounds that originate from nitrite (NO2−), a simple inorganic anion that participates in nitrogen cycling and various chemical transformations. The term is used across chemistry, biochemistry, environmental science, and medicine to denote products and processes that derive from nitrite rather than from nitrate (NO3−) or nitric oxide (NO) directly.
In inorganic and coordination chemistry, nitrite can act as a ligand to metal centers and can be
In environmental chemistry, nitrite participates in nitrogen cycling, formed by nitrification and consumed during denitrification. Nitrite-derived
See also: nitrite, nitric oxide, nitrosation, N-nitroso compounds, denitrification, peroxynitrite.