Selenocysteine

Noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.NounA naturally-occurring amino acid, present in several enzymes, whose structure is that of cysteine but with the sulfur atom replaced by one of selenium

Synonyms

selenocystine selenopeptide selenoprotein selenosome selenoenzyme selenomolybdoenzyme selenodiglutathione selenogene selenoperoxidase glutathioselenol selenoproteome selenometabolism

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