This domain is found in various molybdopterin - containing oxidoreductases and tungsten formylmethanofuran dehydrogenase subunit d (FwdD) and molybdenum formylmethanofuran dehydrogenase subunit (FmdD); where the domain constitutes almost the entire s ...
This domain is found in various molybdopterin - containing oxidoreductases and tungsten formylmethanofuran dehydrogenase subunit d (FwdD) and molybdenum formylmethanofuran dehydrogenase subunit (FmdD); where the domain constitutes almost the entire subunit. The formylmethanofuran dehydrogenase catalyses the first step in methane formation from CO2 in methanogenic archaea and has a molybdopterin dinucleotide cofactor [1]. This domain corresponds to the C-terminal domain IV in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO)reductase which interacts with the 2-amino pyrimidone ring of both molybdopterin guanine dinucleotide molecules [2].
This is the N-terminal domain of Pfam:PF00384 found in a number of molybdopterin-containing oxidoreductases such as dimethyl sulfoxide/trimethylamine N-oxide reductase, also known as DMSO reductase (EC:1.7.2.3, EC:1.8.5.3) [1].
The molybdoenzyme dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) reductase contributes to the release of dimethylsulfide, a compound that has been implicated in cloud nucleation and global climate regulation. Terminal reductase during anaerobic growth on various sulfoxide and N-oxide compounds. This enzyme contains a mononuclear Mo coordinated by two molybdopterin guanine dinucleotides as its single cofactor.