Mammalian molybdo-flavoenzymes, an expanding family of proteins: Structure, genetics, regulation, function and pathophysiology

Biochemical Journal

Volumn 372, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 15-32

  Garattini, Enrico ^a   Mendel, Ralf ^b   Romão, Maria João ^c   Wright, Richard ^d   Terao, Mineko ^a  

^a Laboratory of Molecular Biology   (Italy)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE QUÍMICA   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Aldehyde oxidase; Molybdenum; Molybdenum cofactor; Molybdo flavoenzymes; Xanthine dehydrogenase; Xanthine oxidase

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDES; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYST ACTIVITY; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENZYMES; GENES; MOLYBDENUM; PHYSIOLOGY; SUBSTRATES;

PATHOPHYSIOLOGY;

BIOCHEMISTRY;

ALDEHYDE OXIDASE; ALDEHYDE OXIDASE 1; ALDEHYDE OXIDASE 2; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; FLAVOPROTEIN; MOLYBDOFLAVOENZYME DERIVATIVE; MOLYBDOPTERIN; OXIDOREDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CATABOLISM; CATALYSIS; CRYSTALLIZATION; ENZYME REGULATION; EVOLUTION; GENE STRUCTURE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFLAMMATION; ISCHEMIA; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FAMILY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PURINE METABOLISM; REVIEW;

ALDEHYDE OXIDASE; ALDEHYDE OXIDOREDUCTASES; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FLAVOPROTEINS; HUMANS; MICE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MOLYBDENUM; ORGAN SPECIFICITY; OXIDOREDUCTASES; XANTHINE OXIDASE;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 0037954564     PISSN: 02646021     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1042/BJ20030121     Document Type: Review

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