Term Name: selenocysteine metabolic process
Synonyms: selenocysteine metabolism
Definition: The chemical reactions and pathways involving selenocysteine, an essential component of glutathione peroxidase and some other proteins.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0016259]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is a type of: serine family amino acid metabolic process
has subtype: selenocysteine biosynthetic process selenocysteine catabolic process
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of selenocysteine metabolic process
positively regulated by: positive regulation of selenocysteine metabolic process
regulated by: regulation of selenocysteine metabolic process