Mesh term Selenoproteins
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Description
Selenoproteins are proteins that specifically incorporate SELENOCYSTEINE into their amino acid chain. Most selenoproteins are enzymes with the selenocysteine residues being responsible for their catalytic functions.Browse to child terms:
Methionine Sulfoxide Reductases
Selenoprotein P
Selenoprotein W
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