Selenocysteine

Preferred Label : Selenocysteine;

NCIt synonyms : SeC; 3-Selenyl-L-Alanine;

NCIt 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.;

UNII : 0CH9049VIS;

InChIKey : ZKZBPNGNEQAJSX-REOHCLBHSA-N;

CAS number : 10236-58-5;

Chemical formula : C3H7NO2Se;

ChEBI ID : CHEBI:16633;

Details

Origin ID

C1223;

UMLS CUI

C0074289;

Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Seconds (qualifier value) [SNOMED CT concept]
- selenocystine [MeSH concept]
- selenocystine [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
Currated CISMeF NLP mapping
- selenocysteine [MeSH Descriptor]
- selenocysteine [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Amino Acid, Peptide, or Protein [UMLS semantic type]
- Biologically Active Substance [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- selenocysteine [MeSH concept]
- selenocysteine [MeSH Descriptor]
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- FDA Established Names and Unique Ingredient Identifier Codes Terminology [NCIt concept]

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