The molybdenum cofactor

Journal of Biological Chemistry

Volumn 288, Issue 19, 2013, Pages 13165-13172

  Mendel, Ralf R ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE COMPOUNDS; CATALYTIC SITES; COFACTORS; COMPLEX INTERACTION; MOLYBDENUM-COFACTOR; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

BIOCHEMISTRY; BIOSYNTHESIS; PROTEINS;

MOLYBDENUM;

ABC TRANSPORTER; ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; BINDING PROTEIN; CARRIER PROTEIN; COPPER; GUANOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; IRON SULFUR PROTEIN; MOLYBDENUM COFACTOR; MOLYBDENUM IRON PROTEIN; MOLYBDOPTERIN; PTERIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADENYLATION; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; CATALYSIS; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESULFURIZATION; HYDROLYSIS; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEFICIENCY; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN METABOLISM; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; PROTEIN TRANSPORT; REVIEW; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE;

IRON; METALLOENZYMES; METALLOPROTEINS; METALS; MOLYBDENUM;

ANIMALS; BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAYS; COENZYMES; HUMANS; METALLOEXOPEPTIDASES; METALLOPROTEINS; MOLYBDENUM; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; PTERIDINES; PTERINS;

EID: 84877712159     PISSN: 00219258     EISSN: 1083351X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.R113.455311     Document Type: Review

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