selenoproteins
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005729
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.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-005729 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | Medical Subject Headings; NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | proteins; selenocysteine; seleno amino acids |
| Translations | Spanish: selenoproteínas |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-005729",
"term": "selenoproteins",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "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.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"proteins",
"selenocysteine",
"seleno amino acids"
],
"references": [
"Medical Subject Headings",
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "selenoproteínas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/selenoproteins/"
}
Record 5,729 of 6,908 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.