id | GO:0043545   Detailed information |
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  name | molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process |
  namespace | biological_process |
  def | "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." [ISSN:09498257] |
  subset | gosubset_prok |
  synonym | "Moco metabolic process" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "Moco metabolism" EXACT [] |
  synonym | "molybdopterin cofactor metabolism" EXACT [] |
  is_a | GO:0006732 ! coenzyme metabolic process |
  is_a | GO:0042558 ! pteridine-containing compound metabolic process |
  is_a | GO:0051189 ! prosthetic group metabolic process |
  DPGLEAN07186