Preferred Name

Selenocysteine [Chemical/Ingredient]

Synonyms

3-Selenylalanine

ID

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000170264

altLabel

3-Selenylalanine

Selenocysteine

L-Alanine, 3-selenyl-

cui

C0074289

MESH DEFINITION

A naturally occurring amino acid in both eukaryotic and prokaryotic organisms. It is found in tRNAs and in the catalytic site of some enzymes. The genes for glutathione peroxidase and formate dehydrogenase contain the TGA codon, which codes for this amino acid.

MESH DUI

D017279

MeSH name

Selenocysteine

MESH UI

M0026231

NDFRT kind

INGREDIENT_KIND

notation

N0000170264

NUI

N0000170264

prefLabel

Selenocysteine [Chemical/Ingredient]

tui

T116

T123

subClassOf

http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/NDFRT/N0000006029

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