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Selenocysteine

Catalog No. DB02345 Name DrugBank
CAS Number 4408-78-0 Website http://www.ualberta.ca/
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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
(2R)-2-amino-3-selanylpropanoic acid
IUPAC Traditional name
L-selenocysteine

DATABASE IDS

CAS Number 4408-78-0
PubChem CID 25076
PubChem SID 46508133

PROPERTIES

Solubility 392 mg/mL at 0 oC [STEPHEN,H & STEPHEN,T (1963)]

DETAILS

Description (English)
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Drug Groups experimental
Description 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. [PubChem]
References
Zinoni F, Birkmann A, Stadtman TC, Bock A: Nucleotide sequence and expression of the selenocysteine-containing polypeptide of formate dehydrogenase (formate-hydrogen-lyase-linked) from Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1986 Jul;83(13):4650-4. [Pubmed]
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REFERENCES

  • Zinoni F, Birkmann A, Stadtman TC, Bock A: Nucleotide sequence and expression of the selenocysteine-containing polypeptide of formate dehydrogenase (formate-hydrogen-lyase-linked) from Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1986 Jul;83(13):4650-4. Pubmed