Nature of the catalytically labile oxygen at the active site of xanthine oxidase

Authors :: Doonan, Christian J.
Stockert, Amy
Hille, Russ
George, Graham N.
Source :: Journal of the American Chemical Society. March 30, 2005, Vol. 127 Issue 12, 4518-4522
Publication Year :: 2005
Abstract: Molybdenum K-edge X-ray absorption studies performed on the oxidized active site of xanthine oxidase at pH 6 and 10 is described. The results indicated that the active site possesses one terminal oxygen ligand, two thiolate ligands, one terminal sulfido ligand and one Mo-OH moiety.

Subjects :: Sulfides -- Chemical properties
Ligands -- Observations
Xanthine -- Chemical properties
Chemistry

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