Molybdenum

Serving as a cofactor for several important enzymes including sulfite oxidase, xanthine oxidase, and aldehyde oxidase involved in sulfur amino acid metabolism and purine catabolism, molybdenum is an essential trace element. Laboratory monitoring of molybdenum is performed in occupational exposure settings for workers in mining, metalworking, and welding industries, in nutritional assessment of patients receiving total parenteral nutrition, in monitoring of molybdenum-containing joint prostheses and orthopedic implants, and in evaluation of the rare genetic disorder molybdenum cofactor deficiency. UTAK’s Urine Metals panels contain molybdenum in lyophilized urine matrix at high and normal concentration levels, supporting ICP-MS methods for assay performance monitoring. Stock and custom QC solutions can incorporate related trace elements such as chromium, cobalt, copper, manganese, selenium, zinc, and other metals to address your laboratory’s comprehensive trace element and environmental exposure testing requirements.