EC number 2.8.1.12 | ExPASy NiceZyme view MetaCyc | |
Molybdopterin synthase (EC 2.8.1.12, MPT synthase) is an enzyme required to synthesize molybdenum cofactor (MoCo) from precursor Z (now known as cyclic pyranopterin monophosphate). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
cyclic pyranopterin monophosphate + 2 [molybdopterin-synthase sulfur-carrier protein]-Gly-NH-CH2-C(O)SH + H2O
It is heterodimeric and coded for by the MOCS2 gene.
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