There is a growing appreciation that it is not just the total intake of dietary Se that is important
to health but that the species of Se ingested may also be important. The present review …

Selenium (Se) is an essential element in poultry nutrition and its bio-efficacy depends on its
chemical form. A growing body of research proves that organic forms of Se, mainly …

Selenium (Se) is shown to be an essential element for poultry nutrition and a great deal of
information has been accumulated for the last 20 years indicating that dietary form of Se is a …

Background: Brazil nuts provide a rich natural source of selenium, yet no studies have
investigated the bioavailability of selenium in humans. Objective: We investigated the …

Selenium exists in several oxidation states and a variety of inorganic and organic
compounds, and the chemistry of selenium is complex in both the environment and living …

Selenium is considered to be one of the most controversial trace elements. On the one hand,
it is toxic at high doses and there is a great body of information related to environmental …

The review addresses the functional and structural properties of the two series of chalcogen
analogues of amino acids in peptides and proteins, the methionine and the serine/cysteine …

Selenium (Se) is an essential dietary trace element participating in the regulation of various
physiological functions in humans, farm animals and poultry through its incorporation into a …

The ability of several plants to accumulate and transform inorganic forms of selenium into
bioactive organic compounds has important implications for human nutrition and health. Se …

Background Selenium is a trace element performing important biological functions in many
organisms including humans. It usually affects organisms in a strictly dosage-dependent …