selenocysteine biosynthetic process
id: GO:0016260
name: selenocysteine biosynthetic process
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False
Description: The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of selenocysteine, an essential component of glutathione peroxidase and some other proteins.
Parent Functions
| id | name |
|---|---|
| GO:0009070 | serine family amino acid biosynthetic process |
| GO:0016259 | selenocysteine metabolic process |
| GO:0042398 | cellular modified amino acid biosynthetic process |
