Description: L-Selenocystine (L-Selenocystine) can be used as a building block in biologically active selenol compounds. Target: Others. Smiles: [C@H](C[Se][Se]C[C@@H](C(O)=O)N)(C(O)=O)N. References: Uehara W, Yoshida S, Emaya Y, Fuchigami T, Haratake M, Nakayama M. Selenoprotein L-inspired nano-vesicular peroxidase...

L-Selenocystine is a diselenide-bridged amino acid that may be confused with selenocysteine (Sec), which is a rare amino acid featuring a single selenium atom. L-Selenocystine is a redox-active selenium compound that has both anti- and pro-oxidant actions. This compound can be reduced by low molecular thiols and...