Here, we addressed the pharmacology and toxicology of synthetic organoselenium
compounds and some naturally occurring organoselenium amino acids. The use of …

Selenium is an essential trace element. It is, however toxic at concentration little above
which is required for health. Selenium is incorporated into proteins as selenocysteine, the …

Selenium is an essential trace element for animals and its role in the chemistry of life relies
on a unique functional group: the selenol (–SeH) group. The selenol group participates in …

The advance in the area of synthesis and reactivity of organoselenium, as well as the
discovery that selenium was the cause of severe intoxication episodes of livestock in the …

The diverse pharmacological activities of organoselenium compounds are closely correlated
to their ability to scavenge and induce reactive oxygen species (ROS), their intrinsic …

Selenium, long recognised as an important 'dietary antioxidant', is now known to be an
essential component of the active sites of a number of enzymes, including the glutathione …

Selenium, originally described as a toxin, turns out to be a crucial trace element for life that
appears as selenocysteine and its dimer, selenocystine. From the point of view of drug …

Selenium is an essential trace element in living organisms, and is present in selenoenzymes
with antioxidant activity, like glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and thioredoxin reductase (TrxR) …

Selenium is an essential biological trace element. Adult daily intake of selenium should be
approximately 100 µg per day. This compound has a two-sided effect depending on its …

Organoselenium shows incredible promise in medicine, particularly cancer therapy. This
book discusses organoselenium chemistry and biology in the context of its therapeutic …