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dimethyl diselenide

Term ID
CHEBI:176517
Synonyms
  • (CH3Se)2
  • (methyldiselanyl)methane
  • 1,2-dimethyldiselane
  • dimethyldiselane
  • dimethyldiselenide
  • diselenide, dimethyl
  • diselenobismethane
  • methyl diselenide
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Definition
An organoselenium compound that is diselane covalently bound to two methyl groups. It has been detected in onion-family vegetables and soft-necked garlics. It induces ER stress and toxic protein aggregation in the budding yeast, S. cerevisiae and used as a reagent to identify distonic radical cations.
References
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Ontology
ChEBI  ( EBI )
Resources
CTD
Relationships
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Phenotype
Phenotype resulting from dimethyl diselenide
Phenotype where environments contain dimethyl diselenide
Phenotype modified by environments containing dimethyl diselenide
Phenotype affecting dimethyl diselenide
Human Disease Model
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