L-selenocysteine

chemical compound
ChemicalSubstance type_of_chemical_entity Q408663
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L-selenocysteine

Summary

L-selenocysteine is a type of chemical entity[1]. L-selenocysteine ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • L-selenocysteine is credited with the discovery of Thressa Stadtman[3].
  • L-selenocysteine's instance of is recorded as type of chemical entity[4].
  • L-selenocysteine's canonical SMILES is recorded as C(C(C(=O)O)N)[SeH][5].
  • L-selenocysteine's chemical formula is recorded as C₃H₇NO₂Se[6].
  • L-selenocysteine is a type of (DL)-selenocysteine[7].
  • L-selenocysteine's Commons category is recorded as Selenocysteine[8].
  • L-selenocysteine comprises nitrogen[9].
  • L-selenocysteine comprises carbon[10].
  • L-selenocysteine comprises selenium[11].
  • L-selenocysteine comprises hydrogen[12].
  • L-selenocysteine comprises oxygen[13].
  • L-selenocysteine's found in taxon is recorded as Onion[14].
  • L-selenocysteine's found in taxon is recorded as Allium sativum[15].
  • L-selenocysteine's found in taxon is recorded as Brassica oleracea[16].
  • L-selenocysteine's found in taxon is recorded as Homo sapiens[17].
  • L-selenocysteine's isomeric SMILES is recorded as C(C@@HN)[SeH]C@@HN)[SeH]">[18].
  • L-selenocysteine's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q483261', 'amount': '+168.964'}[19].
  • L-selenocysteine's subject has role is recorded as primary metabolite[20].
  • L-selenocysteine's stereoisomer of is recorded as D-selenocysteine[21].
  • L-selenocysteine's tautomer of is recorded as L-selenocysteine zwitterion[22].

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Works and Contributions

L-selenocysteine is credited with the discovery of Thressa Stadtman[3].

Why It Matters

L-selenocysteine ranks in the top 5% of type_of_chemical_entity entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (106 views/month).[2] L-selenocysteine has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] L-selenocysteine is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Allium Chemistry: Identification of Selenoamino Acids in Ordinary and Selenium-Enriched Garlic, Onion, and Broccoli Using Gas Chromatography with Atomic Emission Detection. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Allium Chemistry: Identification of Selenoamino Acids in Ordinary and Selenium-Enriched Garlic, Onion, and Broccoli Using Gas Chromatography with Atomic Emission Detection. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Allium Chemistry: Identification of Selenoamino Acids in Ordinary and Selenium-Enriched Garlic, Onion, and Broccoli Using Gas Chromatography with Atomic Emission Detection. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . Identification of an element within the promoter of human selenoprotein P responsive to transforming growth factor-beta. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . PubChem. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . Reactome. reactome.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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