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Science Bowl Question

📅 MIT Science Bowl 2024🎓 HS🔄 Round 9#️⃣ Question 17🌟 BONUS📝 Multiple Choice

Selenocysteine is a rare alpha-amino acid with a free selenol group on its side chain, while cysteine has a free thiol group and methionine has a methylated thiol group on their respective side chains. Which of the following reactions would produce the highest yield of selenocysteine?

W) Treating cysteine with hydrogen selenide
X) Treating methionine with hydrogen selenide
Y) Treating cysteine with sodium hydroselenide
Z) Treating methionine with sodium hydroselenide
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