selenol
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- Structure and properties
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- Biochemical role
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thumb|right|upright=0.5|The structure of a generic selenol
Selenols are organic compounds that contain the functional group with the connectivity . Selenols are sometimes also called selenomercaptans and selenothiols. Selenols are one of the principal classes of organoselenium compounds. A well-known selenol is the amino acid selenocysteine.