This review answers the question of why selenium is such an important trace element in the
human diet. Daily dietary intake of selenium and its content in various food products is …

Ebselen is the leader of selenorganic compounds, and starting from its identification as
mimetic of the key antioxidant enzyme glutathione peroxidase, several papers have …

Functions of selenium are diverse as antioxidant, anti-inflammation, increased immunity,
reduced cancer incidence, blocking tumor invasion and metastasis, and further clinical …

Here, a novel joint chemo/photothermal/chemodynamic therapy was developed using a
pH/GSH/photo triple-responsive 2D-covalent organic framework (COF) drug carriers for …

Hypoxia, or low oxygen levels, is a common feature of the tumor microenvironment. It is
caused by the aggressive proliferation of cancer cells, which consume more oxygen than …

In recent years, both metal-based complexes and selenium-containing compounds have
been widely explored for their therapeutic properties due to their roles in biological …

The process by which cancer cells evade or inhibit apoptosis is considered one of the
characteristics of cancer. The ability of cancer cells to escape apoptosis contributes to tumor …

This study showcases the first enantioselective hydroselenation of styrenes.
Organoselenium building blocks are accessed with selectivity for the branched isomer …

The selenium element is essential to some life forms and its biological-chemistry function is
mainly performed by the selenol/selenolate moiety (–SeH/–Se–) in a few selenoproteins …

Selenium is a trace mineral essential for life that acts physiologically through selenoproteins.
Among other actions, the endogenous antioxidant selenoprotein glutathione peroxidase and …