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L-Selenocystine is a diselenide-bridged amino acid which show chemopreventive activity against tobacco-derived nitrosamine (NNK) induced lung tumors. It causes apoptosis in A375, HepG2 and MCF7 cancer cells by inducing intracellular reactive oxygen species.