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| Preferred Name | Selenocysteine | |
| 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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