YRC Logo
PROTEIN SEARCH:
Descriptions Names[Advanced Search]

The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of compounds that contain sulfur, such as the amino acids methionine and cysteine or the tripeptide glutathione. The chemical reactions and pathways involving the nonmetallic element selenium or compounds that contain selenium, such as selenocysteine. The chemical reactions and pathways involving selenocysteine, an essential component of glutathione peroxidase and some other proteins. The chemical reactions and pathways involving amino acids containing sulfur, comprising cysteine, homocysteine, methionine and selenocysteine. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of selenocysteine, an essential component of glutathione peroxidase and some other proteins. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of amino acids containing sulfur, comprising cysteine, methionine and selenocysteine. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of amino acids of the serine family, comprising cysteine, glycine, homoserine, selenocysteine and serine. The chemical reactions and pathways involving amino acids of the serine family, comprising cysteine, glycine, homoserine, selenocysteine and serine. The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of amino acids, organic acids containing one or more amino substituents.

View Gene Ontology (GO) Term

GO TERM SUMMARY
Name: selenocysteine catabolic process
Acc: GO:0016261
Aspect: Biological Process
Desc: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the breakdown of selenocysteine, an essential component of glutathione peroxidase and some other proteins.
Synonyms:
  • selenocysteine breakdown
  • selenocysteine catabolism
  • selenocysteine degradation
Proteins in PDR annotated with:
   This term: 1 [Search]
   Term or descendants: 1 [Search]


[geneontology.org]
INTERACTIVE GO GRAPH

GO:0016261 - selenocysteine catabolic process (interactive image map)
YRC Informatics Platform - Version 3.0
Created and Maintained by: Michael Riffle