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Selenium
About: Selenium is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 21192 publications have been published within this topic receiving 429715 citations. The topic is also known as: Se & selen.
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TL;DR: A factorial design analysis was conducted to determine the influence of different factors affecting the removal of arsenic (As) and selenium (Se) from water using biosynthesized nanoscale zero-valent iron as discussed by the authors.
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TL;DR: Using the recombinant enzyme methioninase, methylselenol-generating chemiluminesence by superoxide (O2*-) is shown to be catalytic alone in oxidizing thiols, i.e. GSH, generating superoxide and inducing oxidative stress in direct proportion to its concentration.
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TL;DR: Effects of Selenium Deficiency on Carcinogenesis, Xenobiotic-Metabolizing Enzymes, and Others are studied.
Abstract: EFFECT OF SELENIUM ON GLUTATHIONE METABOLISM AND GLUTATHIONEDEPENDENT ENZyMES 54 Glutathione Peroxidase 54 Glutathione S-Transferase 56 Glutathione. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Recapitulation 57 EFFECT OF SELENIUM ON XENOBIOTIC METABOLISM 57 Cytochrome P450 . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . ......... 58 Other Xenobiotic-Metabolizing Enzymes 61 OTHER EFFECTS OF SELENIUM 61 Vitamin E 61 Mercury 62 Others 62 EFFECTS OF SELENIUM IN WHOLE ANIMALS 63 Pure Selenium Deficiency 63 Effects of Selenium Deficiency on Responses to Drugs and Other Chemicals ......... 63 Effects of Selenium Deficiency on Carcinogenesis 65 Effects of Selenium in Man ....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 CONCLUSIONS .... . . . . ...... ..... . . .. . . . . ..... . . . . . .. . ....... . . .... . 67
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TL;DR: Consumption of 2 Brazil nuts daily is as effective for increasing selenium status and enhancing GPx activity as 100 mug Se as selenomethionine.
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