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GO:0043545
Name
molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
Moco metabolic process, Moco metabolism, molybdopterin cofactor metabolism
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways involving the 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. Source: ISSN:09498257
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Parents of molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process (GO:0043545)
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molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  prosthetic group metabolic process (GO:0051189)
molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  organophosphate metabolic process (GO:0019637)
molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  heterocycle metabolic process (GO:0046483)
molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  organonitrogen compound metabolic process (GO:1901564)
molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process [RO:0004007 relation] RO:0004007  molybdopterin cofactor (CHEBI:25372)
molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  organic cyclic compound metabolic process (GO:1901360)
molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process [is_a relation] is_a  phosphate-containing compound metabolic process (GO:0006796)
Children of molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process (GO:0043545)
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W-molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process (GO:0042046) [is_a relation] is_a  molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process
molybdopterin cofactor catabolic process (GO:0032325) [is_a relation] is_a  molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process
molybdopterin cofactor biosynthetic process (GO:0032324) [is_a relation] is_a  molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process
Mo-molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process (GO:0019720) [is_a relation] is_a  molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process
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