| id | GO:0032324 Detailed information
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| name | molybdopterin cofactor biosynthetic process
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| namespace | biological_process
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| def | "The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of 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." [GOC:mah]
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| is_a | GO:0042559 ! pteridine-containing compound biosynthetic process
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| is_a | GO:0043545 ! molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process
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| is_a | GO:0051188 ! cofactor biosynthetic process
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