Cell biology of molybdenum

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research

Volumn 1763, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 621-635

  Mendel, Ralf R ^a   Bittner, Florian ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Aldehyde oxidase; Molybdenum cofactor; Molybdenum cofactor deficiency; Nitrate reductase; Sulfite oxidase; Xanthine dehydrogenase

Indexed keywords

ABSCISIC ACID; ALDEHYDE OXIDASE; ALLOPURINOL; CARBON; CARRIER PROTEIN; CYSTATHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; CYSTEINE; FATTY ACID BINDING PROTEIN; GEPHYRIN; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; IRON; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDOPTERIN; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITROGEN; PHYTOHORMONE; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; PTERIN; PYRIDOXAL 5 PHOSPHATE; REACTIVE OXYGEN METABOLITE; SULFITE OXIDASE; SULFUR; UBIQUITIN; XANTHINE DEHYDROGENASE;

ACUTE KIDNEY FAILURE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; AUTOTROPHY; BIOSYNTHESIS; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CATABOLISM; CATALYSIS; CELL COMPARTMENTALIZATION; COPPER METABOLISM; CRANIOFACIAL MALFORMATION; CYTOLOGY; CYTOSKELETON; DETOXIFICATION; ELECTRON TRANSPORT; FEEDING DISORDER; GENE; GOUT; HUMAN; HYDROXYLATION; HYPERURICEMIA; IRON METABOLISM; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MUSCLE DISEASE; NEPHROLITHIASIS; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NITROGEN METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REVIEW; URINARY TRACT DISEASE; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY; XANTHINURIA;

ALDEHYDE OXIDASE; COENZYMES; CYTOLOGY; METALLOPROTEINS; MOLYBDENUM; NITRATE REDUCTASE; PTERIDINES; XANTHINE DEHYDROGENASE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA;

EID: 33746898648     PISSN: 01674889     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbamcr.2006.03.013     Document Type: Review

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