Preferred Name

Selenocysteine
Synonyms
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.

ID

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C1223

CAS_Registry

10236-58-5

CHEBI_ID

CHEBI:16633

Chemical_Formula

C3H7NO2Se

code

C1223

Contributing_Source

FDA

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.

FDA_UNII_Code

0CH9049VIS

in_subset

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C63923

label

Selenocysteine

Legacy Concept Name

Selenocysteine

Preferred_Name

Selenocysteine

prefixIRI

NCIT:C1223

prefLabel

Selenocysteine

Semantic_Type

Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein

UMLS_CUI

C0074289

subClassOf

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCIT_C73539

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