... caused by bind-ing to zinc binding proteins, e.g. proteins that containzinc finger protein structures [30]. Zinc and cadmiumare in the same group in the Periodic Table, contain the same common ... with the attachment of GMP to the phosphate group of Moco, forming the MPT guaninedinucleotide cofactor (MGD) [14,15]. In total, morethan 10 genes are involved in the biosynthesis of Moco in ... tomolybdopterin generates the molybdenum cofactor, which can be inserteddirectly into molybdoenzymes binding the molybdopterin form of the molybdenum cofactor, or is further modified in bacteria to form the...