The biosynthesis of the molybdenum cofactors

Journal of Biological Inorganic Chemistry

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 337-347

  Mendel, Ralf R ^a   Leimkühler, Silke ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF BRAUNSCHWEIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

Author keywords

bis MGD; cPMP; Molybdenum; Molybdenum cofactor; Sulfite oxidase; Sulfuration

Indexed keywords

COENZYME; CYCLIC PYRANOPTERIN PHOSPHATE; METALLOPROTEIN; MOLYBDENUM; MOLYBDENUM COFACTOR; NUCLEOTIDE; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUND; OXIDOREDUCTASE; PTERIDINE DERIVATIVE; PTERIN DERIVATIVE;

ARCHAEON; BACTERIUM; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; COENZYME; ENZYMOLOGY; HUMAN; METABOLISM; OXIDATION REDUCTION REACTION;

ARCHAEA; BACTERIA; CATALYSIS; COENZYMES; HUMANS; METALLOPROTEINS; MOLYBDENUM; NUCLEOTIDES; ORGANOPHOSPHORUS COMPOUNDS; OXIDATION-REDUCTION; OXIDOREDUCTASES; PTERIDINES; PTERINS;

EID: 84936750757     PISSN: 09498257     EISSN: 14321327     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00775-014-1173-y     Document Type: Article

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