Entry
Name
Selenocompound metabolism - Escherichia coli K-12 W3110
Class
Metabolism; Metabolism of other amino acids
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Organism
Escherichia coli K-12 W3110 [GN:
ecj ]
Gene
JW1614 malY; bifunctional beta-cystathionase, PLP-dependent and regulator of maltose regulon [KO:K14155 ] [EC:4.4.1.13 ]
JW2849 xdhD; fused predicted xanthine/hypoxanthine oxidase, molybdopterin-binding subunit and Fe-S binding subunit [KO:K12528 ]
JW3805 metE; 5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate-homocysteine S-methyltransferase [KO:K00549 ] [EC:2.1.1.14 ]
JW3979 metH; homocysteine-N5-methyltetrahydrofolate transmethylase, B12-dependent [KO:K00548 ] [EC:2.1.1.13 ]
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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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.
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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.
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Authors
Suzuki KT, Kurasaki K, Suzuki N
Title
Selenocysteine beta-lyase and methylselenol demethylase in the metabolism of Se-methylated selenocompounds into selenide.
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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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