C4H9NO2Se
182.09 g/mol
Food AdditiveDanger
Se-methylselenocysteine
CAS26046-90-2
Category
Food Additive
Compound Class
Organic Acid
Primary Use
nutritional supplement and metabolite
Se-methylselenocysteine is an organic compound that serves as a nutritional supplement and metabolite, structurally related to cysteine with selenium replacing sulfur. It is a selenium-containing amino acid derivative used in research and dietary supplementation contexts.
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CAS 26046-90-2
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Safety Reference
Danger
H301Toxic if swallowed
H331Toxic if inhaled
H373May cause damage to organs through prolonged or repeated exposure
H400Very toxic to aquatic life
H410Very toxic to aquatic life with long lasting effects
Identifiers
IUPAC Name
(2R)-2-amino-3-methylselanylpropanoic acid
InChIKey
XDSSPSLGNGIIHP-VKHMYHEASA-N
SMILES
C[Se]C[C@@H](C(=O)O)N
Synonyms (28)
- 3-(Methylselanyl)-L-alanine
- 3-(Methylseleno)-L-alanine
- 3-(Methylseleno)alanine
- Cysteine, seleno-methyl-
- H-3-(Me-Se)-Ala-OH
- L-Alanine, 3-(methylseleno)-
- L-Se-methylselenocysteine
- L-methylselenocysteine
- METHYLSELENOCYSTEINE, L-
- Methylseleno-L-cysteine
- Methylselenocycteine
- Methylselenocysteine
- Se-Methyl-L-selenocysteine
- Se-Methyl-seleno-L-cysteine
- Se-methylselenocysteine
- SeMCys
- SeMSC
- Selenium methyl cysteine
- Selenium-methylselenocystine
- Selenomethylselenocysteine
- methyl-L-selenocysteine