Compound
L-selenocysteine
Zwitterionic form of L-selenocysteine having a anionic carboxy group and a cationic amino group; major species at pH 7.3.
Definition from ChEBI (CHEBI:57843), read 2026-09-23. CC BY 4.0.
Structure
No three-dimensional record for this entry.
- Class
- Organic compound
- Formula
- C3H7NO2Se
- Mass
- 168.054 g/mol
- Charge
- 0
- InChIKey
- ZKZBPNGNEQAJSX-REOHCLBHSA-N
- SMILES
- [NH3+][C@@H](C[SeH])C(=O)[O-]
- Look it up
- ChEBIBy InChIKey
Identity from ChEBI. Not evidence.
What it touches on the way
Mechanistic reach
2 entities
2 entities reached.
0 reported hops2 assembled from the scaffold
What the reference databases state
Statements
2 statements
2 statements · 1 reference database · Subject: L-selenocysteine · Sources: Rhea
- L-selenocysteine is a substrate of CTHProteinRhea RHEA:31151Inferred only
- L-selenocysteine is a substrate of SCLYProteinRhea RHEA:11632Inferred only
Reactions
3 reactions
L-selenocysteine+AH2hydrogenselenide+L-alanine+A+hydron
Catalysed by SCLY
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:11632CC BY 4.0Reference data
S-methyl-L-methionine+L-selenocysteineCHEBI:58531+L-methionine+hydron
Reaction pageDirection not assertedBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:26341CC BY 4.0Reference data
L-selenocystathionine+waterL-selenocysteine+2-oxobutanoate+ammonium
Catalysed by CTH
Reaction pageLeft to rightBalance undeterminable
Rhea RHEA:31151CC BY 4.0Reference data
Other names
2 names
Resolves to: L-selenocysteine
- Also called
- (2R)-2-ammonio-3-selanylpropanoate
- Systematic name
- (2R)-2-azaniumyl-3-selanylpropanoate