Molybdenum Cofactors and Their role in the Evolution of Metabolic Pathways

• Main Authors: Presta, Luana (Author), Fondi, Marco (Author), Emiliani, Giovanni (Author), Fani, Renato (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Series: SpringerBriefs in Molecular Science,
• Subjects: Chemistry.; Nutrition.; Enzymology.; Evolutionary biology.; Evolutionary Biology.

In this brief, the authors explore and review the current knowledge regarding the role of molybdenum in the evolution of biological systems and their interaction with biogeochemical cycles. Special emphasis is placed on biological nitrogen fixation and the nitrogen element cycle. The origin and evol...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• Molybdenum availability in the ecosystems (Geochemistry aspects, when and how did it appear?)
• Molybdenum and biological systems
• Molybdenum-cofactor containing enzymes and pathways
• Nitrogen fixation, a molybdenum-requiring process
• Protocols and Methods for the in silico Reconstruction of the Origin and Evolution of Metabolic Pathways.