Xanthine Oxidase is associated with which co-factor:: (A) Zinc, (B) Copper, (C) Selenium, (D) Molybdenum
Answer is D. Glutathione peroxidase contains selenium.Xanthine oxidase is large protein, having a molecular weight of 270,000, and has 2 flavin molecules (bound as FAD), 2 molybdenum atoms and 8 iron atoms bound per enzymatic unit.The molybdenum atoms are contained as molybdopterin cofactors and are the active sites of the enzyme.The iron atoms are pa of (2Fe-2S) ferredoxin iron-sulfur clusters and paicipate in electron transfer reactions