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Preferred term

Selenocysteine  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

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.

Entry terms

  • 0CH9049VIS
  • 10236-58-5 (Selenocysteine)
  • 18312-66-8 (DL-isomer)
  • 3614-08-2 (cpd w/o isomeric designation)
  • 3-Selenylalanine
  • L-Alanine, 3-selenyl-

In other languages

  • French

  • 0CH9049VIS
  • 10236-58-5 (Selenocysteine)
  • 18312-66-8 (DL-isomer)
  • 3614-08-2 (cpd w/o isomeric designation)

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-D26JFZPD-B

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