molybdoenzyme
molybdoenzyme noun: any metalloenzyme in which the active metal is molybdenum.
Noun
molybdoenzyme (plural molybdoenzymes)
- Any metalloenzyme in which the active metal is molybdenum.
- In the present investigation evidence is presented indicating that the CO₂ reductase from Cl. pasteurianum most probably is a molybdoenzyme: It is synthesized only in the presence of molybdenum and is inactivated by low concentrations of cyanide, as are other molybdoenzymes.1973 December 15, “CO₂ reductase from Clostridium pasteurianum: Molybdenum dependence of synthesis and inactivation by cyanide”, in FEBS Letters, volume 38, number 1, page 45
- Many organisms possessed several molybdoenzyme families and several subfamilies within these families. In archaea, as in bacteria, DMSOR was also the most frequently used molybdoenzyme family (>95% of Mo-utilizing organisms).2016, Valeria Culotta, Metals in Cells, page 26
Forms of molybdoenzyme
| plural | molybdoenzymes |
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Origin of molybdoenzyme
From molybdo- + enzyme.
Words formed from molybdoenzyme
Questions about molybdoenzyme
- What does molybdoenzyme mean?
- Molybdoenzyme means any metalloenzyme in which the active metal is molybdenum.
- What part of speech is molybdoenzyme?
- Molybdoenzyme is a noun.
- What is the plural of molybdoenzyme?
- The plural of molybdoenzyme is molybdoenzymes.
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