Preferred Name |
Selenocysteine |
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Synonyms |
3-Selenyl-L-Alanine SELENOCYSTEINE Selenocysteine SeC |
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Definitions |
An unusual amino acid of proteins, the selenium analogue of cysteine, in which a selenium atom replaces sulphur. Involved in the catalytic mechanism of seleno enzymes such as formate dehydrogenase of E. coli and mammalian glutathione peroxidase. |
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ID |
http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C1223 |
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CAS_Registry |
10236-58-5 |
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CHEBI_ID |
CHEBI:16633 |
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Chemical_Formula |
C3H7NO2Se |
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code |
C1223 |
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Concept_In_Subset | ||
Contributing_Source |
FDA |
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DEFINITION |
An unusual amino acid of proteins, the selenium analogue of cysteine, in which a selenium atom replaces sulphur. Involved in the catalytic mechanism of seleno enzymes such as formate dehydrogenase of E. coli and mammalian glutathione peroxidase. |
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FDA_UNII_Code |
0CH9049VIS |
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FULL_SYN |
3-Selenyl-L-Alanine SELENOCYSTEINE Selenocysteine SeC |
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label |
Selenocysteine |
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Legacy Concept Name |
Selenocysteine |
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Preferred_Name |
Selenocysteine |
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prefixIRI |
Thesaurus:C1223 |
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Semantic_Type |
Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein |
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UMLS_CUI |
C0074289 |
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subClassOf |