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The cofactor of nitrate reductase is

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Cu

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Zn

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Ca

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Mo

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Solution

The correct option is D Mo
Nitrate reductase requires molybdenum (Mo) as cofactor. Nitrate reductase in higher plants is proposed to be a homodimer, with two identical subunits joined and held together by the Mo cofactor.
Hence the correct answer is D.

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