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selenoprotein

Noun

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English Wikipedia has an article on:selenoproteinWikipedia
selenoprotein (plural selenoproteins)

(biochemistry) Any of many proteins that include a selenocysteine or selenomethionine residue.

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Selenium is incorporated into several prokaryotic selenoprotein families in bacteria, archaea, and eukaryotes as selenocysteine, citation where selenoprotein peroxiredoxins protect bacterial and eukaryotic cells against oxidative damage. Source: Internet

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