W-molybdopterin cofactor catabolic process
id: GO:0032327
name: W-molybdopterin cofactor catabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of the W-molybdopterin cofactor, essential for the catalytic activity of some enzymes. The cofactor consists of a mononuclear tungsten ion (W) coordinated by one or two molybdopterin ligands.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0009108 | coenzyme biosynthetic process |
| GO:0032325 | molybdopterin cofactor catabolic process |
| GO:0042046 | W-molybdopterin cofactor metabolic process |
