Molecule
Name
Selenomethionine
IUPAC name
2-Amino-4-(methylselanyl)butanoic acid
Secondary names
Seleno-DL-methionine, Se-methionine, SeMet, MSE
InChI
InChI=1S/C5H11NO2Se/c1-9-3-2-4(6)5(7)8/h4H,2-3,6H2,1H3,(H,7,8)
InChI key
RJFAYQIBOAGBLC-UHFFFAOYSA-N
CAS number
1464-42-2
Formula
$CH_3Se(CH_2)_2CH(NH_2)COOH$
Chemical formula
C5H11NO2Se
Structural formula
[CH3][Se][CH2][CH2][CH](C(=O)[OH])[NH2]
Charge
0
  Atom Name Number
$C$ Carbon 5
$H$ Hydrogen 11
$O$ Oxygen 2
$N$ Nitrogen 1
$Se$ Selenium 1
Relations
  • enantiomer
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Spin type
equilibrated
Molar mass
196.11 $g/mol$
State STP
solid
State NTP
solid
Protic
protic
Polarity
polar
Molecule symmetry
unknown
Case
nonlinear-polyatomic
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R-CH_3$ 1
$R-CH_2-R$ 1
$R-NH_2$ 1
$R-C(=O)-OH$ 1
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\geq C-H$ 8
$-O-H$ 1
$>N-H$ 2
$\geq C-Se-$ 2
$\geq C-C \leq$ 2
$\eqslantgtr C-C\leq$ 1
$\geq C-N<$ 1
$>C=O$ 1
$\eqslantgtr C-O-$ 1