Selenoneine
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C9H14N3O2Se | |
Molar mass | 275.201 g·mol−1 |
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Selenocysteine; Ergothioneine; Histidine |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Selenoneine is a selenium containing ergothioneine derivative where the selenium (Se) atom replaces a sulfur atom. It can be systematically named as (2-selenyl-Nα,Nα,Nα-trimethyl-L-histidine or 3-(2-hydroseleno-1H-imidazol-5-yl)-2-(trimethylammonio)propanoate).
It is found in the blood of bluefin tuna,[1][2] and other sea dwelling animals like turtles, mackerel, beluga, and giant petrels.[3] It is an antioxidant,[4] combining with reactive oxygen species and boosting the action of GPx1.[5]
Selenoneine is produced by microorganisms using enzymes that form a selenium-carbon bond.[6] Humans that eat fish have selenoneine in their blood. About half of selenium is in the form of selenoneine.[7] Selenoneine inhibits angiotensin-converting enzyme.[8] In vertebrates, selenoneine is transported into cells using OCTN1.[3] Selenoneine reacts with methyl mercury to form a mercury tetraselenoate complex, which degrades to tiemannite, a mercury selenide. This is a mechanism used to detoxify mercury in marine vertebrates.[3] A related derivative, Se-methylselenoneine is found in lesser quantities in mackerel, sardine and tuna.[9]
In air selenoneine is easily oxidised to a dimer containing a diselenide bond (Se-Se).[4]
References
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- ^ Yamashita, Yumiko; Yamashita, Michiaki (June 2010). "Identification of a Novel Selenium-containing Compound, Selenoneine, as the Predominant Chemical Form of Organic Selenium in the Blood of Bluefin Tuna". Journal of Biological Chemistry. 285 (24): 18134–18138. doi:10.1074/jbc.C110.106377. PMC 2881734. PMID 20388714.
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- ^ a b Gammelgaard, Bente; Jackson, Matthew I.; Gabel-Jensen, Charlotte (February 2011). "Surveying selenium speciation from soil to cell—forms and transformations". Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 399 (5): 1743–1763. doi:10.1007/s00216-010-4212-8. PMID 20953781. S2CID 31792266.
- ^ Kim, Se-Kwon (21 January 2015). Springer Handbook of Marine Biotechnology. Springer. p. 1063. ISBN 978-3-642-53971-8.
- ^ Kayrouz, Chase M.; Huang, Jonathan; Hauser, Nicole; Seyedsayamdost, Mohammad R. (7 September 2022). "Biosynthesis of selenium-containing small molecules in diverse microorganisms". Nature. 610 (7930): 199–204. doi:10.1038/s41586-022-05174-2. PMID 36071162. S2CID 252120205.
- ^ Yamashita, Michiaki; Yamashita, Yumiko; Ando, Tetsuo; Wakamiya, Junji; Akiba, Suminori (December 2013). "Identification and Determination of Selenoneine, 2-Selenyl-N α , N α , N α -Trimethyl-l-Histidine, as the Major Organic Selenium in Blood Cells in a Fish-Eating Population on Remote Japanese Islands". Biological Trace Element Research. 156 (1–3): 36–44. doi:10.1007/s12011-013-9846-x. PMC 3844148. PMID 24197605.
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- ^ Kroepfl, Nina; Jensen, Kenneth B.; Francesconi, Kevin A.; Kuehnelt, Doris (October 2015). "Human excretory products of selenium are natural constituents of marine fish muscle". Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry. 407 (25): 7713–7719. doi:10.1007/s00216-015-8936-3. PMID 26253229. S2CID 42340594.