Constituent
Name
Seleno DL-methionine (SeMet)
Official name
Selenomethionine
Family
molecular solid
Class
hydrogen bonded molecular solid
Compound type
organic molecular solid
Relevance
main - major
Arrangement
single phase
Mass fraction
1.0
Mole fraction
1.0
Formula
CH3Se(CH2)2CH(NH2)COOH
Chemical formula
CH3SeC3H5(NH2)COOH
Elemental formula
C5 H11 O2 N Se
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
  Formula Name Family Number min-max Mole fraction Isotope mole fraction State Relevance
CH3Se(CH2)2CH(NH2)COOH Selenomethionine molecule 1 1.0 1 pure main
Chemical functions
  Function Number Relevance
RCH3 1 main
RCH2R 1 main
RNH2 1 main
RC(=O)OH 1 main
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number Relevance
OH 3
CH 8 main
OH 1 main
>NH 2 main
CSe 2 main
CC 2 main
1 main
\geq C-N< 1 main
>C=O 1 main
\eqslantgtr C-O- 1 main
Class
molecular solids with hydrogen bonded molecules (03)
Phase type
crystalline
Texture
polycrystalline
Molar mass
196.11 g/mol