Selenoethers

Selenomethionine (SeMet) is a naturally occurring amino acid. The L-selenomethionine enantiomer is the main form of selenium found in Brazil nuts, cereal grains, soybeans, and grassland legumes, while Se-methylselenocysteine, or its γ-glutamyl derivative, is the major form of selenium found in Astragalus, Allium, and Brassica species. In vivo, selenomethionine is randomly incorporated instead of methionine. Selenomethionine is readily oxidized.

chemical compound

SeHCAT (23-seleno-25-homotaurocholic acid, selenium homocholic acid taurine, or tauroselcholic acid) is a drug used in a clinical test to diagnose bile acid malabsorption.

Methylselenocysteine (Me-Sec), also known as '''Se-methylselenocysteine' (SeMSC), is an analog of S''-methylcysteine in which the sulfur atom is replaced with a selenium atom.

chemical compound

2C-Se, also known as 4-methylseleno-2,5-dimethoxyphenethylamine, is a psychedelic drug of the phenethylamine and 2C families. It was originally named by Alexander Shulgin as described in his 1991 book PiHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known and Loved). Shulgin listed its dose as perhaps 100mg orally and its duration as 6 to 8hours. Its onset was 45minutes, peak effects occurred after 1.5hours, and doses of 50 to 70mg orally produced threshold effects. Shulgin considered 2C-Se to be around three times the potency of mescaline, but was too concerned about toxicity to test it extensively, though he