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molybdoenzymes

molybdoenzymes is the plural of molybdoenzyme.

Meaning of molybdoenzyme

Noun

molybdoenzyme (plural molybdoenzymes)

  1. 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

Questions about molybdoenzymes

What is molybdoenzymes the plural of?
Molybdoenzymes is the plural of molybdoenzyme.

Words near molybdoenzymes in the dictionary

  1. molybdocene
  2. molybdocenes
  3. molybdochaperone
  4. molybdochaperones
  5. molybdoenzyme
  6. molybdoenzymes
  7. molybdoflavoprotein
  8. molybdoflavoproteins
  9. molybdofornacite
  10. molybdolysis
  11. molybdomancy

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