FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term molybdopterin cofactor biosynthetic process ID (Ontology) GO:0032324 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of the molybdopterin cofactor (Moco), essential for the catalytic activity of some enzymes, e.g. sulfite oxidase, xanthine dehydrogenase, and aldehyde oxidase. The cofactor consists of a mononuclear molybdenum (Mo-molybdopterin) or tungsten ion (W-molybdopterin) coordinated by one or two molybdopterin ligands.
Also Known As "molybdopterin cofactor anabolism" ; "molybdopterin cofactor synthesis"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS       2
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 molybdopterin cofactor biosynthetic process (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       1      2
     involved_in | molybdopterin cofactor biosynthetic process       --       2
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phosphate-containing compound metabolic process
 |__molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process__
biosynthetic process                          |
 |__organophosphate biosynthetic process______|
organophosphate metabolic process             |
 |__molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process__|
 |__organophosphate biosynthetic process______|
prosthetic group metabolic process            |
 |__molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process__|
                                              molybdopterin cofactor biosynthetic process  10 rec.
                                               |__Mo-molybdopterin cofactor biosynthetic process 9 rec.
                                               |   |__bis(molybdopterin guanine dinucleotide)molybdenum biosynthetic process
                                               |   |__Mo(VI)-molybdopterin cytosine dinucleotide biosynthetic process
                                               |__W-molybdopterin cofactor biosynthetic process
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Is a molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process
organophosphate biosynthetic process
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  • "molybdopterin cofactor anabolism" EXACT
    "molybdopterin cofactor biosynthesis" RELATED
    "molybdopterin cofactor formation" RELATED
    "molybdopterin cofactor synthesis" EXACT
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MetaCyc:Molybdenum-Cofactor-Biosynthesis
Reactome:R-HSA-947581 "Molybdenum cofactor biosynthesis"