Molybdopterin synthase
Encyclopedia
Molybdopterin synthase is an enzyme
required to sythesize molybdenum cofactor
(MoCo)
from precursor Z (now known as cyclic pyranopterin monophosphate
).
It is heterodimeric and coded for by the MOCS2
gene.
Enzyme
Enzymes are proteins that catalyze chemical reactions. In enzymatic reactions, the molecules at the beginning of the process, called substrates, are converted into different molecules, called products. Almost all chemical reactions in a biological cell need enzymes in order to occur at rates...
required to sythesize molybdenum cofactor
Molybdenum cofactor
Molybdenum cofactor is a cofactor required for the activity of enzymes such as sulfite oxidase, xanthine oxidoreductase, and aldehyde oxidase. It is a coordination complex formed between molybdopterin and an oxide of molybdenum.Molybdopterins, in turn, are synthesized from guanosine triphosphate...
(MoCo)
from precursor Z (now known as cyclic pyranopterin monophosphate
Cyclic pyranopterin monophosphate
Cyclic pyranopterin monophosphate is an experimental treatment for molybdenum cofactor deficiency type A, which was developed by the pioneering work of Jose Santamaría-Araujo, PhD and Prof.Dr...
).
It is heterodimeric and coded for by the MOCS2
MOCS2
Molybdenum cofactor synthesis protein 2A and molybdenum cofactor synthesis protein 2B are a pair of proteins that in humans are encoded from the same MOCS2 gene...
gene.