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Accession
GO:0016260
Name
selenocysteine biosynthetic process
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
selenocysteine anabolism, selenocysteine biosynthesis, selenocysteine formation, selenocysteine synthesis
Alternate IDs
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Definition
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of selenocysteine, an essential component of glutathione peroxidase and some other proteins. Source: ISBN:0198506732, GOC:go_curators
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History
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Parents of selenocysteine biosynthetic process (GO:0016260)
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selenocysteine biosynthetic process [RO:0004008 relation] RO:0004008  selenocysteine (CHEBI:9093)
selenocysteine biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  selenocysteine metabolic process (GO:0016259)
selenocysteine biosynthetic process [is_a relation] is_a  serine family amino acid biosynthetic process (GO:0009070)

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