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Term:
Mo-molybdopterin cofactor biosynthetic process (GO:0006777)
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Parent Terms Term With Siblings Child Terms
bis(molybdopterin guanine dinucleotide)molybdenum metabolic process +  
Mo(VI)-molybdopterin cytosine dinucleotide metabolic process +  
Mo-molybdopterin cofactor biosynthetic process +   
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of the Mo-molybdopterin cofactor, essential for the catalytic activity of some enzymes. The cofactor consists of a mononuclear molybdenum (Mo) ion coordinated by one or two molybdopterin ligands.
Mo-molybdopterin cofactor catabolic process 
W-molybdopterin cofactor biosynthetic process 

Synonyms
Exact Synonyms: Mo-molybdopterin cofactor anabolism ;   Mo-molybdopterin cofactor biosynthesis ;   Mo-molybdopterin cofactor formation ;   Mo-molybdopterin cofactor synthesis ;   Moco biosynthesis ;   Moco biosynthetic process
Related Synonyms: molybdenum cofactor biosynthetic process
Xrefs: MetaCyc:PWY-6823
Definition Sources: ISSN:09498257, PMID:22370186, PMID:23201473

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