CHEBI:30409 - iron-sulfur-molybdenum cofactor

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ChEBI Name iron-sulfur-molybdenum cofactor
ChEBI ID CHEBI:30409
Definition A molybdenum coordination entity consisting of a {Mo:7Fe:9S:C]:homocitrate cluster, having carbide(4−) at its centre. Active site of the enzyme nitrogenase (EC 1.18.6.1).
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
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Formula C8H6Fe7MoO7S9
Net Charge -6
Average Mass 989.57000
Monoisotopic Mass 991.21324
InChI InChI=1S/C7H9O7.C.7Fe.Mo.9S/c8-4(9)1-2-7(14,6(12)13)3-5(10)11;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;/h1-3H2,(H,8,9)(H,10,11)(H,12,13);;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;/q-1;-4;;;;;;;;+2;;;;;;;;;/p-3
InChIKey IVLRYDBNBOIKIM-UHFFFAOYSA-K
SMILES [O-]C(=O)CCC1(CC([O-])=O)O[Mo]23(OC1=O)[S]1[Fe]45S[Fe]67[S]8[Fe]9[S]6[Fe]6%10S[Fe]%11([S]24)[S]3[Fe]11S[Fe]8([S]96)[C-4]57%10%111
Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): cofactor
An organic molecule or ion (usually a metal ion) that is required by an enzyme for its activity. It may be attached either loosely (coenzyme) or tightly (prosthetic group).
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Outgoing iron-sulfur-molybdenum cofactor (CHEBI:30409) has part iron-sulfur-molybdenum cluster (CHEBI:48796)
iron-sulfur-molybdenum cofactor (CHEBI:30409) has role cofactor (CHEBI:23357)
iron-sulfur-molybdenum cofactor (CHEBI:30409) is a molybdenum coordination entity (CHEBI:35202)
Synonyms Sources
[7Fe-Mo-9S-C-homocitryl] cluster UniProt
FeMo cofactor ChEBI
FeMoco COMe
Manual Xref Database
MOL000083 COMe
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Last Modified
03 April 2014