CHEBI:79071 - selenoneine

ChEBI IDCHEBI:79071
ChEBI Nameselenoneine
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DefinitionA histidine derivative that is Nα,Nα,Nα-trimethyl-L-histidine substituted by a selenoxo group at position 2 on the imidazole ring. A selenium-containing antioxidant found in tuna blood.
Secondary ChEBI IDCHEBI:82733
Last Modified11 August 2023
SubmitterJane Lomax, Kristian Axelsen
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FormulaC9H15N3O2Se
Net Charge0
Average Mass276.198
Monoisotopic Mass277.03295
SMILESC[N+](C)(C)[C@@H](Cc1cnc(=[Se])n1)C(=O)[O-]
InChIInChI=1S/C9H15N3O2Se/c1-12(2,3)7(8(13)14)4-6-5-10-9(15)11-6/h5,7H,4H2,1-3H3,(H2-,10,11,13,14,15)/t7-/m0/s1
InChIKeyMTIQLELFQVCRSW-ZETCQYMHSA-N
Species of MetaboliteComponentSourceComments
Schizosaccharomyces pombe (ncbitaxon:4896) - PubMed (24828577)
Scombridae gen. sp. (ncbitaxon:8233) - PubMed (20388714)
Roles Classification
Chemical Role:
antioxidant  A substance that opposes oxidation or inhibits reactions brought about by dioxygen or peroxides.
Biological Roles:
marine metabolite  Any metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in marine macro- and microorganisms.
fungal metabolite  Any eukaryotic metabolite produced during a metabolic reaction in fungi, the kingdom that includes microorganisms such as the yeasts and moulds.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
selenoneine (CHEBI:79071) has role antioxidant (CHEBI:22586)
selenoneine (CHEBI:79071) has role fungal metabolite (CHEBI:76946)
selenoneine (CHEBI:79071) has role marine metabolite (CHEBI:76507)
selenoneine (CHEBI:79071) is a L-histidine derivative (CHEBI:84076)
selenoneine (CHEBI:79071) is a amino-acid betaine (CHEBI:22860)
IUPAC Name 
(2S)-3-(2-selenoxo-2,3-dihydro-1H-imidazol-4-yl)-2-(trimethylazaniumyl)propanoate
Synonyms  Source
2-selenyl-Nα,Nα,Nα-trimethyl-L-histidineSUBMITTER
selenoergothioneineChEBI
UniProt Name  Source
selenoneineUniProt
Manual XrefsDatabases
CPD-17041MetaCyc
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:15579936Reaxys
Reaxys:15579936Reaxys
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