Entry
Name
Selenocompound metabolism
Class
Metabolism; Metabolism of other amino acids
BRITE hierarchy
Pathway map
Orthology
K00548 metH, MTR; 5-methyltetrahydrofolate--homocysteine methyltransferase [EC:2.1.1.13 ]
K00549 metE; 5-methyltetrahydropteroyltriglutamate--homocysteine methyltransferase [EC:2.1.1.14 ]
K00816 CCBL; kynurenine---oxoglutarate transaminase / cysteine-S-conjugate beta-lyase / glutamine---phenylpyruvate transaminase [EC:2.6.1.7 4.4.1.13 2.6.1.64 ]
K03341 SEPSECS; O-phospho-L-seryl-tRNASec:L-selenocysteinyl-tRNA synthase [EC:2.9.1.2 ]
K07309 ynfE; Tat-targeted selenate reductase subunit YnfE [EC:1.97.1.9 ]
K07310 ynfF; Tat-targeted selenate reductase subunit YnfF [EC:1.97.1.9 ]
K12528 xdhD; putative selenate reductase molybdopterin-binding subunit
K12529 ygfM; putative selenate reductase FAD-binding subunit
K24042 yitJ; methionine synthase / methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (NADH)
K27874 srdA; selenate reductase (quinol) subunit A
K27875 srdB; selenate reductase (quinol) subunit B
K27876 srdC; selenate reductase (quinol) subunit C
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.
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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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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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