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GO: Molecular Function
molybdopterin cofactor binding
- Term ID
- GO:0043546
- Synonyms
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- Moco binding
- Definition
- Binding to a 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.
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