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Selenocysteine (symbol Sec or U, in
older publications also as Se-Cys) is the 21st
proteinogenic amino acid.
Selenoproteins contain selenocysteine residues...
- (proteinogenic)
amino acids, 20 in the
standard genetic code and an
additional 2 (
selenocysteine and pyrrolysine) that can be
incorporated by
special translation mechanisms...
- In biology, the
SECIS element (SECIS:
selenocysteine insertion sequence) is an RNA
element around 60
nucleotides in
length that
adopts a stem-loop structure...
- as forage, e.g. locoweed.
Selenium is a
component of the
amino acids selenocysteine and selenomethionine. In humans,
selenium is a
trace element nutrient...
- The
enzyme selenocysteine lyase (SCL) (EC 4.4.1.16)
catalyzes the
chemical reaction L-
selenocysteine +
reduced acceptor ⇌{\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons...
- acids.
Selenocysteine (Sec, U) is a rare
amino acid not
directly encoded by DNA, but is
incorporated into
proteins via the ribosome.
Selenocysteine has a...
- enzymes. This was
followed by the
discovery of
selenocysteine in proteins.
During the 1980s,
selenocysteine was
shown to be
encoded by the
codon UGA. The...
- In
molecular biology a
selenoprotein is any
protein that
includes a
selenocysteine (Sec, U, Se-Cys)
amino acid residue.
Among functionally characterized...
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polyatomic also. For example, the
amino acids serine, cysteine, and
selenocysteine are all
isoelectronic to each other. They
differ by
which specific chalcogen...
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Space Weather Prediction Center,
formerly Space Environment Center Selenocysteine, an
amino acid
Secondary Electron Conduction Tube, part of the Apollo...
