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SUBMITTER: Stein BW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4867223 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Stein Benjamin W BW Kirk Martin L ML
Journal of biological inorganic chemistry : JBIC : a publication of the Society of Biological Inorganic Chemistry 20141126 2
We review the xanthine oxidase (XO) family of pyranopterin molybdenum enzymes with a specific emphasis on electronic structure contributions to reactivity. In addition to xanthine and aldehyde oxidoreductases, which catalyze the two-electron oxidation of aromatic heterocycles and aldehyde substrates, this mini-review highlights recent work on the closely related carbon monoxide dehydrogenase (CODH) that catalyzes the oxidation of CO using a unique Mo-Cu heterobimetallic active site. A primary fo ...[more]