Methylselenocysteine

CAS Number2574-71-2
Molecular FormulaC4H9NO2Se
Molecular Weight182.09
InChI KeyXDSSPSLGNGIIHP-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Synonyms
  • 3-(Methylseleno)alanine
  • Se-Methyl-selenocysteine
  • Selenomethylselenocysteine
  • Methylselenocysteine
  • Selenium methyl cysteine
  • 2574-71-2
  • Selenomethyl selenocysteine
  • Se-methylseleno-L-cysteine
  • DL-Se-methylselenocysteine
  • 2-amino-3-methylselanylpropanoic acid
  • (2R)-2-amino-3-methylselanylpropanoic acid
  • NSC 319053
  • SCHEMBL643855
  • CHEBI:9068
  • CTK8H8640
  • BCP30216
  • NSC319053
  • AKOS006228094
  • NSC-319053
  • 2-Amino-3-(methylseleno)propanoic acid
  • 2-Amino-3-(methylselanyl)propanoic acid
  • LS-174110
  • FT-0687331
  • FT-0698117
  • Methylselenocysteine;Se-Methylseleno-L-cysteine
  • 574M712
  • Q27108260
  • Methylselenocysteine;Se-methylselenocysteine;Se-Methyl-L-selenocysteine

Applications:

HPLC Determination of Seleno Amino Acids on Newcrom AH Column

September 22, 2020


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Methylselenocysteine is used in chemotherapy to induce apoptosis (cell death) of the cancerous cells.  Methylselenocysteine is an amino acid with antioxidant properties and a main source of selenium in several foods.  Selenocysteine is an analog of cysteine with the selenium replacing sulfur.  It has been used as a radioactive tracer.  All three analytes are zwitterions and have similar structures which can present difficulties in reversed-phase separation in HPLC.  By using a mixed mode Newcrom AH column which has ion-exchange properties in addition to hydrophobic properties allows the separation of the seleno amino acids with an MS-compatible mobile phase of water and acetonitrile (ACN) with formic acid buffer.

Condition
Column Newcrom AH, 4.6×150 mm, 5 µm, 100A
Mobile Phase MeCN – 20%
Buffer Formic Acid – 4%
Flow Rate 1.0 ml/min
Detection CAD

 

Description
Class of Compounds
 Drug, Acid, Hydrophilic, Ionizable, Vitamin, Supplements, Amino acid
Analyzing Compounds Methylselenocysteine, Selenomethionine, Seleno-L-cystine

 

Application Column

Newcrom AH

The Newcrom columns are a family of reverse-phase-based columns. Newcrom A, AH, B, and BH are all mixed-mode columns with either positive or negative ion-pairing groups attached to either short (25 Å) or long (100 Å) ligand chains. Newcrom R1 is a special reverse-phase column with low silanol activity.

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Application Analytes:
Methylselenocysteine
Seleno-L-cystine
Selenomethionine
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