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The oxidation product of molybdenum cofactor from milk xanthine oxidase

  • R J van Spanning
  • , C W Wansell-Bettenhaussen
  • , L F Oltmann
  • , A.H. Stouthamer

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Abstract

In extracts of acid treated molybdenum cofactor containing xanthine oxidase, fluorescence is maximally developed upon a three hours incubation. Analysis by means of reversed phase HPLC revealed the presence of several fluorescent compounds, the main one being a blue fluorescent compound with an emission maximum of 465 nm when maximal excited at 395 nm at a neutral pH. Definite proof is presented that this compound is the oxidation product of the molybdenum cofactor. The remaining fluorescent products are shown to be pterin-derivatives, yielding predominantly pterin-6-carboxylic acid upon permanganate oxidation. Purified oxidation product of molybdenum cofactor however, didn's yield a fluorescent derivative at all upon treatment with permanganate.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)185-96
Number of pages12
JournalBiochemistry international
Volume15
Issue number1
Publication statusPublished - Jul 1987

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  1. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
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Keywords

  • Animals
  • Binding Sites
  • Cattle
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Coenzymes
  • Metalloproteins
  • Milk
  • Oxidation-Reduction
  • Pteridines
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence
  • Sulfhydryl Compounds
  • Time Factors
  • Xanthine Oxidase
  • Journal Article
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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