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MeSH Heading: Selenocysteine
Tree Number(s): D02.731.600; D02.886.030.230.700; D12.125.166.230.700
Unique ID: D017279
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017279
Scope Note: A 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.
Entry Term(s): 3-Selenylalanine; L-Alanine, 3-selenyl-; Selenocysteine, DL-Isomer
Related Numbers: 10236-58-5; 18312-66-8; 3614-08-2
Previous Indexing: Cysteine/analogs & derivatives (1977-1992); Organoselenium Compounds (1991-1992); Selenium (1977-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 93; SELENOCYSTEINE was indexed under CYSTEINE/analogs & derivatives 1977-92, ORGANOSELENIUM COMPOUNDS 1991-92, & SELENIUM 1977-91
Online Note: use SELENOCYSTEINE (NM) to search SELENOCYSTEINE 1980-92
History Note: 93; was SELENOCYSTEINE (NM) 1977-92
Date Established: 1993/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/05/22
Revision Date: 2019/07/01

Allowable Qualifiers: administration & dosage (AD)

adverse effects (AE)

agonists (AG)

analogs & derivatives (AA)

analysis (AN)

antagonists & inhibitors (AI)

biosynthesis (BI)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

chemical synthesis (CS)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

deficiency (DF)

drug effects (DE)

economics (EC)

genetics (GE)

history (HI)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

pharmacokinetics (PK)

pharmacology (PD)

physiology (PH)

poisoning (PO)

radiation effects (RE)

standards (ST)

supply & distribution (SD)

therapeutic use (TU)

toxicity (TO)

urine (UR)

Concept UI: M0026231
Related Numbers: 10236-58-5; 18312-66-8; 3614-08-2
Scope Note: A 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.
Terms: Selenocysteine Preferred Term
Term UI T051563
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID; L-Alanine, 3-selenyl-
Term UI T000962382
Date06/26/2019
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); 3-Selenylalanine
Term UI T051564
Date01/22/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1993)

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