Record Information
Version1.0
StatusDetected and Quantified
Creation Date2021-11-17 23:39:24 UTC
Update Date2024-04-30 19:41:34 UTC
Metabolite IDMMDBc0029732
Metabolite Identification
Common NamePhosphoroselenoic acid
DescriptionPhosphoroselenoic acid, H3SePO3, is the activated selenium donor compound required for the biosynthesis of selenocysteyl-tRNA, the precursor of specific selenocysteine residues in bacterial and mammalian selenoproteins. Selenocysteine is often called the 21st amino acid, because Sec has a specific tRNA and codon UGA, and shares a major stop codon UGA. A number of enzymes have selenocysteine, residues and in some cases at their active sites. Proteins containing the 21st amino acid, selenocysteine (Sec), have been described in all three domains of life. (PMID: 18156471 )
Structure
Synonyms
ValueSource
[p(OH)3Se]ChEBI
SelenophosphateChEBI
Selenophosphoric acidGenerator
PhosphoroselenoateGenerator
Monoselenophosphoric acidHMDB
SePO3HMDB
TrihydroxidoselenidophosphorusHMDB
Molecular FormulaH3O3PSe
Average Mass160.96
Monoisotopic Mass161.898502302
IUPAC Namehydroxy(selanylidene)phosphonous acid
Traditional Nameselenophosphoric acid
CAS Registry Number25758-66-1
SMILES
OP(O)(O)=[Se]
InChI Identifier
InChI=1S/H3O3PSe/c1-4(2,3)5/h(H3,1,2,3,5)
InChI KeyJRPHGDYSKGJTKZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N