Pharmacologic Substance
selenomethionine
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Definitions related to selenomethionine:
  • Diagnostic aid in pancreas function determination.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Methionine in which selenium replaces the sulfur atom; the radioactive form is used in tests of tissue uptake of methionine.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (dl-selenomethionine) A selenium (Se) analogue of methionine in which sulfur is replaced with the trace element selenium. Selenomethionine (SeMet) can incorporate into proteins in place of methionine with no effects on protein structure and function, providing a mechanism for reversible Se storage in organs and tissues. Free selenium is incorporated into selenocysteine, an amino acid found in more than thirty selenoproteins including the glutathione peroxidases (GPx) enzymes, thioredoxin reductase (TR) and the iodothyronine deiodinase enzymes.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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