title: Promotion of oxygen atom transfer in Mo and W enzymes by bicyclic forms of the pterin cofactor.
abstract: Density functional theory calculations suggest that bicyclic structures of the "molybdopterin" in DMSO reductases may have an important catalytic role in oxygen atom transfer reactions.
authors.affiliation: School of Chemistry, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK M13 9PL.
authors.forename: Jonathan P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: McNamara
authors.forename: John A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Joule
authors.forename: Ian H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Hillier
authors.forename: C David
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Garner
mesh_terms: D003067:Coenzymes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004798:Enzymes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D015394:Molecular Structure; D008982:Molybdenum / Q000378:metabolism*; D010100:Oxygen / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D011622:Pterins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D014414:Tungsten / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D003067:Coenzymes; D004798:Enzymes; D011622:Pterins; D008982:Molybdenum; D010100:Oxygen; D014414:Tungsten