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Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Molecular Formula C3H7NO2Se
Molecular Weight 168.05
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of SELENOCYSTEINE

SMILES

N[C@@H](C[SeH])C(O)=O

InChI

InChIKey=ZKZBPNGNEQAJSX-REOHCLBHSA-N
InChI=1S/C3H7NO2Se/c4-2(1-7)3(5)6/h2,7H,1,4H2,(H,5,6)/t2-/m0/s1

HIDE SMILES / InChI

Molecular Formula C3H7NO2Se
Molecular Weight 168.05
Charge 0
Count
Stereochemistry ABSOLUTE
Additional Stereochemistry No
Defined Stereocenters 1 / 1
E/Z Centers 0
Optical Activity UNSPECIFIED

Selenocysteine is a naturally occurring amino acid. It is analog of cysteine where thiol (-SH) group is replaced by selenol (-SeH) group. 54 human proteins are known to contain selenocysteine. Among them are eukaryotic elongation factor, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, glutathione peroxidase, and others. Selenocysteine is contained in meat, fish, cheese, cereals, Brazil nut and walnuts.

Approval Year

PubMed

PubMed

TitleDatePubMed
Nucleotide sequence and expression of the selenocysteine-containing polypeptide of formate dehydrogenase (formate-hydrogen-lyase-linked) from Escherichia coli.
1986 Jul
Induction of glutathione-S-transferase mRNA levels by chemopreventive selenocysteine Se-conjugates.
2002 May 15
Selenium-containing compounds attenuate peroxynitrite-mediated NF-kappaB and AP-1 activation and interleukin-8 gene and protein expression in human leukocytes.
2003 Nov 1
Renal and hepatic ALA-D activity and selected oxidative stress parameters of rats exposed to inorganic mercury and organoselenium compounds.
2004 Jan
Patents

Patents

Substance Class Chemical
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Name Type Language
SELENOCYSTEINE
MI  
Systematic Name English
SELENOCYSTEINE [MI]
Common Name English
3-SELENYL-L-ALANINE
Systematic Name English
SELENIUM CYSTEINE
Systematic Name English
L-SELENOCYSTEINE
Systematic Name English
Classification Tree Code System Code
NCI_THESAURUS C73539
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DSLD 228 (Number of products:6)
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Code System Code Type Description
DAILYMED
0CH9049VIS
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CHEBI
16633
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EPA CompTox
DTXSID00881371
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DRUG BANK
DB02345
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CAS
10236-58-5
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CHEBI
9093
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WIKIPEDIA
SELENOCYSTEINE
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FDA UNII
0CH9049VIS
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MESH
D017279
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MERCK INDEX
m9847
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PUBCHEM
25076
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RXCUI
1549332
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CHEBI
30000
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NCI_THESAURUS
C1223
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CHEBI
57843
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