selenium-containing prosthetic group metabolic process

id: GO:0070503
name: selenium-containing prosthetic group metabolic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: The chemical reactions and pathways involving a prosthetic group that contains selenium, as in the selenium-dependent molybdenum hydroxylases. The selenium atom in the prosthetic group is required for enzymatic function but is labile to a variety of treatments.

Child Functions

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GO:0070504selenium-containing prosthetic group biosynthetic process

Parent Functions

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GO:0001887selenium compound metabolic process
GO:0051189prosthetic group metabolic process