- molybdoflavoprotein
- mo·lyb·do·fla·vo·pro·tein (mə-lib″do-flaґvo-pro″tēn) a molybdoenzyme that is also a flavoprotein, such as aldehyde oxidase or xanthine oxidase.
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molybdoflavoprotein
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xanthine oxidase — n a crystallizable flavoprotein enzyme containing iron and molybdenum that promotes the oxidation esp. of hypoxanthine and xanthine to uric acid and of many aldehydes to acids called also Schardinger enzyme * * * xan·thine ox·i·dase… … Medical dictionary
aldehyde oxidase — al·de·hyde ox·i·dase (alґdə hīd okґsĭ dās) [EC 1.2.3.1] an enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the oxidation of aldehydes to the corresponding acids, generating a superoxide anion. It is a molybdoflavoprotein… … Medical dictionary
xanthine dehydrogenase — xan·thine de·hy·dro·gen·ase (zanґthēn de hiґdro jən ās) [EC 1.17.1.4] an enzyme of the oxidoreductase class that catalyzes the hydroxylation of xanthine to urate, using NAD+ as an electron acceptor; it also acts on a variety of… … Medical dictionary
