Sodium Molybdate

Molybdenum is incorporated as the molybdenum cofactor (Moco) into four essential mammalian enzymes: xanthine oxidase/dehydrogenase (purine catabolism to uric acid); aldehyde oxidase (oxidation of aldehydes and heterocycles, including drug metabolism); sulphite oxidase (converting sulphite to sulphate - the final step in sulphur amino acid catabolism, essential for metabolising cysteine and methionine); and mitochondrial amidoxime reducing component (mARC).

The most clinically critical of these is sulphite oxidase - genetic molybdenum cofactor deficiency results in severe neurological damage from sulphite accumulation. While dietary deficiency is rare in adults, ensuring adequate intake completes the full mineral cofactor profile required for normal xenobiotic and sulphur metabolism.