Synthesis of peroxynitrite from nitrite and hydrogen peroxide.

We report a simple method for the synthesis of peroxynitrite from nitrite and hydrogen peroxide that can generate hundreds of milliliters of 180 mM peroxynitrite within 1 h from start to finish. It can be scaled down to make small quantities of isotope-labeled peroxynitrite. The method requires only a syringe pump and tubing connectors and is feasible for any biochemical laboratory.