Term Name: | selenocysteine |
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Synonyms: | 2-amino-3-selanylpropanoic acid, 3-selenoalanine, Selenocystein, Selenocysteine, Selenozystein |
Definition: | An alpha-amino acid that consists of alanine where one of the methyl hydrogens is substituted with a seleno group. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:9093] ( EBI ) |