selenocysteine

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A naturally-occurring amino acid, present in several enzymes, whose structure is that of cysteine but with the sulfur atom replaced by one of selenium

Word forms

selenocysteine selenocysteines

Etymology

From seleno- + cysteine.

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