selenoneine

Term ID

CHEBI:79071

Synonyms

(2S)-3-(2-selenoxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazol-4-yl)-2-(trimethylazaniumyl)propanoate
2-selenyl-N(alpha),N(alpha),N(alpha)-trimethyl-L-histidine
selenoergothioneine
selenoneine

Definition

A histidine derivative that is N^α,N^α,N^α-trimethyl-L-histidine substituted by a selenoxo group at position 2 on the imidazole ring. A selenium-containing antioxidant found in tuna blood.

References

metacyc.compound:CPD-17041
pmc:PMC4117592
pubmed:20388714
pubmed:21331438
pubmed:21540999
pubmed:22129736
pubmed:23434904
pubmed:24197605
pubmed:24828577
reaxys:15579936

Ontology

ChEBI ( EBI )

Relationships

Phenotype

Phenotype resulting from selenoneine

Phenotype where environments contain selenoneine

Phenotype modified by environments containing selenoneine

Phenotype affecting selenoneine

Human Disease Model