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Xanthine Oxidase is associated with which co-factor:

A
Zinc
B
Copper
C
Selenium
D
Molybdenum
High-Yield Explanation
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

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