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Selenocysteine

Known as: SeC, 3 Selenylalanine, Selenocysteine [Chemical/Ingredient] 
An unusual amino acid of proteins, the selenium analogue of cysteine, in which a selenium atom replaces sulphur. Involved in the catalytic mechanism… 
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N-9-fluorenylmethoxycarbonyl-Se-4-methoxybenzylselenocysteinephenylselenocysteineselenomethylselenocysteine

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Review
2006
Review
2006
Evolution of the genetic code in yeasts
During the last 30 years, a number of genetic code alterations have been uncovered in bacteria and in the mitochondria and… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Selenocysteine tRNA‐specific elongation factor SelB is a structural chimaera of elongation and initiation factors
In all three kingdoms of life, SelB is a specialized translation elongation factor responsible for the cotranslational… 
Review
2004
Review
2004
Newly recognized GnRH receptors: function and relative role
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Thioredoxin reductase and cancer cell growth inhibition by organotellurium compounds that could be selectively incorporated into tumor cells.
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Enhanced Selenium Tolerance and Accumulation in Transgenic Arabidopsis Expressing a Mouse Selenocysteine Lyase1
Selenium (Se) toxicity is thought to be due to nonspecific incorporation of selenocysteine (Se-Cys) into proteins, replacing Cys… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Regulation of Human Thioredoxin Reductase Expression and Activity by 3′-Untranslated Region Selenocysteine Insertion Sequence and mRNA Instability Elements*
Thioredoxin reductases function in regulating cellular redox and function through their substrate, thioredoxin, in the proper… 
Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Cloning and sequencing of the cDNA encoding a human testis phospholipid hydroperoxide glutathione peroxidase.
Highly Cited
1990
Highly Cited
1990
Selenocysteine tRNA[Ser]Sec gene is ubiquitous within the animal kingdom
Recently, a mammalian tRNA which was previously designated as an opal suppressor seryl-tRNA and phosphoseryl-tRNA was shown to be… 
Highly Cited
1976
Highly Cited
1976
Selenoamino acids in tissues of rats administered inorganic selenium.
Highly Cited
1966
Highly Cited
1966
Dealkylation studies on inhibited acetylcholinesterase.
1. A rapid method for measuring the rate of dealkylation of organophosporus-inhibited enzymes is described. 2. The dealkylation… 
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