Entry
Name
Selenocompound metabolism
Class
Metabolism; Metabolism of other amino acids
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Ortholog table
Reaction
R03595 ATP:selenide, water phosphotransferase
R03596 hydrogen selenide:NADP+ oxidoreductase
R03599 L-selenocysteine selenide-lyase (L-alanine-forming)
R04770 selenomethionine methanethiol-lyase (deaminating)
R04772 S-adenosyl-L-methionine:L-methionine S-methyltransferase
R04773 selenomethionine:tRNAMet ligase (AMP-forming)
R04929 ATP:selenate adenylyltransferase
R04931 S-adenosyl-L-methionine:thiol S-methyltransferase
R04941 selenocystathionine L-homocysteine-lyase (deaminating)
R04944 O-phosphorylhomoserine:selenocysteine Se-(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)transferase
R04946 O4-succinyl-L-homoserine:L-selenocysteine Se-(3-amino-3-carboxypropyl)transferase
R07229 selenite:reduced acceptor oxidoreductase
R08219 selenophosphate:L-seryl-tRNASec selenium transferase
R08223 L-seryl-tRNA(Sec) kinase
R08224 selenophosphate:O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNA(Sec) selenium transferase
R09365 5-methyltetrahydropteroyltri-L-glutamate:L-selenohomocysteine Se-methyltransferase
R09366 Se-methyl-L-selenocysteine methaneselenol-lyase (deaminating; pyruvate-forming)
R09369 S-adenosyl-L-methionine:methaneselenol Se-methyltransferase
R09370 S-adenosyl-L-methionine:dimethyl-selenide Se-methyltransferase
R09371 S-adenosyl-L-methionine:hydrogen-selenide Se-methyltransferase
R09372 methaneselenol:NADP+ oxidoreductase
R09373 L-methionine:methylselenopyruvate aminotransferase
Compound
C05336 Selenomethionyl-tRNA(Met)
C05689 Se-Methyl-L-selenocysteine
C05690 Se-Methylselenomethionine
C05695 gamma-Glutamyl-Se-methylselenocysteine
C06482 L-Selenocysteinyl-tRNA(Sec)
C16638 O-Phosphoseryl-tRNA(Sec)
C18893 1-Methylseleno-N-acetyl-D-galactosamine
C18905 Methylselenocysteine Se-oxide
Reference
Authors
Hoefig CS, Renko K, Kohrle J, Birringer M, Schomburg L
Title
Comparison of different selenocompounds with respect to nutritional value vs. toxicity using liver cells in culture.
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Reference
Authors
McKenzie MJ, Hunter DA, Pathirana R, Watson LM, Joyce NI, Matich AJ, Rowan DD, Brummell DA
Title
Accumulation of an organic anticancer selenium compound in a transgenic Solanaceous species shows wider applicability of the selenocysteine methyltransferase transgene from selenium hyperaccumulators.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Pinto JT, Lee JI, Sinha R, MacEwan ME, Cooper AJ
Title
Chemopreventive mechanisms of alpha-keto acid metabolites of naturally occurring organoselenium compounds.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Suzuki KT, Kurasaki K, Suzuki N
Title
Selenocysteine beta-lyase and methylselenol demethylase in the metabolism of Se-methylated selenocompounds into selenide.
Journal
Reference
Authors
Gromer S, Gross JH
Title
Methylseleninate is a substrate rather than an inhibitor of mammalian thioredoxin reductase. Implications for the antitumor effects of selenium.
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