Tags: Enzyme.
Molybdopterin synthase (EC 2.8.1.12 MPT synthase) is an enzyme required to synthesize molybdenum cofactor (MoCo)from precursor Z (now known as cyclic pyranopterin monophosphate). This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction cyclic pyranopterin monophosphate + 2 [molybdopterin-synthase sulfur-carrier protein]-Gly-NH-CH2-C(O)SH + H2O molybdopterin + 2 molybdopterin-synthase sulfur-carrier proteinIt is heterodimeric and coded for by the MOCS2 gene.