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Term Name | molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process |
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Term Accession | GO:0043545 |
Aspect | biological_process |
Synonyms (3) | Moco metabolic process, Moco metabolism, molybdopterin cofactor metabolism |
Definition | The chemical reactions and pathways involving the molybdopterin cofactor (Moco), essential for the catalytic activity of some enzymes, e.g. sulfite oxidase, xanthine dehydrogenase, and aldehyde oxidase. The cofactor consists of a mononuclear molybdenum (Mo-molybdopterin) or tungsten ion (W-molybdopterin) coordinated by one or two molybdopterin ligands. |
Comment | None |
Source Ontology Database | The GO browser of Gene Ontology Database |
ISSN: | 09498257 |