Molybdoenzyme
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From molybdo- + enzyme.
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