Assertion: nitric oxide | /r/HasProperty | understood
Facets:
value: well
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: It is well understood that dietary inorganic nitrates behave as a pro-drug in which the body converts inorganic nitrate to nitric oxide through a series of well-defined steps beginning with the friendly microflora on the tongue reducing nitrate to nitrite, which is subsequently reduced to nitric oxide in the gut, blood stream, and various organs, including the lung.