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SELENOCYSTEINE



Chemical Component Summary

NameSELENOCYSTEINE
Identifiers(2R)-2-azanyl-3-selanyl-propanoic acid
FormulaC3 H7 N O2 Se
Molecular Weight168.053
TypeL-PEPTIDE LINKING
Isomeric SMILESC([C@@H](C(=O)O)N)[SeH]
InChIInChI=1S/C3H7NO2Se/c4-2(1-7)3(5)6/h2,7H,1,4H2,(H,5,6)/t2-/m0/s1
InChIKeyZKZBPNGNEQAJSX-REOHCLBHSA-N

Chemical Details

Formal Charge0
Atom Count14
Chiral Atom Count1
Bond Count13
Aromatic Bond Count0

Drug Info: DrugBank

DrugBank IDDB02345 
NameSelenocysteine
Groups experimental
DescriptionA 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]
Synonyms
  • 3-selenyl-L-alanine
  • L-selenocysteine
  • Selenocysteine
  • Selenium cysteine
Brand Names
  • Dialyvite Supreme D
  • Dialyvite 3000
  • Dialyvite 5000
Categories
  • Amino Acids
  • Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins
  • Amino Acids, Sulfur
  • Cysteine
  • Organoselenium Compounds
CAS number10236-58-5

Drug Targets

NameTarget SequencePharmacological ActionActions
Cathelicidin antimicrobial peptideMKTQRDGHSLGRWSLVLLLLGLVMPLAIIAQVLSYKEAVLRAIDGINQRS...unknown
Nucleoside diphosphate kinase AMANCERTFIAIKPDGVQRGLVGEIIKRFEQKGFRLVGLKFMQASEDLLKE...unknown
Formate dehydrogenase HMKKVVTVCPYCASGCKINLVVDNGKIVRAEAAQGKTNQGTLCLKGYYGWD...unknown
Cysteine desulfuraseMIFSVDKVRADFPVLSREVNGLPLAYLDSAASAQKPSQVIDAEAEFYRHG...unknown
Drug Info/Drug Targets: DrugBank 3.0: a comprehensive resource for 'omics' research on drugs. Knox C, Law V, Jewison T, Liu P, Ly S, Frolkis A, Pon A, Banco K, Mak C, Neveu V, Djoumbou Y, Eisner R, Guo AC, Wishart DS. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011 Jan; 39 (Database issue):D1035-41. | PMID:21059682

Related Resource References

Resource NameReference
PubChem 25076