Selenium is an essential microelement required for a number of biological functions.
Selenium—and more specifically the amino acid selenocysteine—is present in at least 25 …

Unlike other essential trace elements that interact with proteins in the form of cofactors,
selenium (Se) becomes co-translationally incorporated into the polypeptide chain as part of …

Selenium is an essential micronutrient with important functions in human health and
relevance to several pathophysiological conditions. The biological effects of selenium are …

Despite its very low level in humans, selenium plays an important and unique role among
the (semi) metal trace essential elements because it is the only one for which incorporation …

Selenium is a vital trace element present as selenocysteine (Sec) in proteins that are, thus,
known as selenoproteins. Humans have 25 selenoproteins, most of which are functionally …

The trace element selenium is of high importance for many of the body's regulatory and
metabolic functions. Balanced selenium levels are essential, whereas dysregulation can …

Pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a 38-amino acid C-terminally
α-amidated peptide that was first isolated 20 years ago from an ovine hypothalamic extract …

Multiple biological functions of selenium manifest themselves mainly via 25 selenoproteins
that have selenocysteine at their active centre. Selenium is vital for the brain and seems to …

Introduction: There is increasing evidence that the pathophysiological target of mercury is in
fact selenium, rather than the covalent binding of mercury to sulfur in the body's ubiquitous …

Selenium (Se) is a nutritional trace mineral essential for various aspects of human health
that exerts its effects mainly through its incorporation into selenoproteins as the amino acid …