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Nature Energy, 2019 Electricity produced by cadmium telluride (CdTe) photovoltaic modules is the lowest-cost electricity in the solar industry, and now undercuts fossil fuel-based sources in many regions of the world.
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Selenium and Selenoproteins in Health
Biomolecules, 2023 Selenium is a trace mineral that is essential for health. After being obtained from food and taken up by the liver, selenium performs various physiological functions in the body in the form of selenoproteins, which are best known for their redox activity
Fan Zhang, Xuelian Li, Yumiao Wei
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Biological Activity of Selenium and Its Impact on Human Health
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2023 Selenium (Se) is a naturally occurring metalloid element essential to human and animal health in trace amounts but it is harmful in excess. Se plays a substantial role in the functioning of the human organism. It is incorporated into selenoproteins, thus
G. Genchi +4 more
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The Role of Selenium in Pathologies: An Updated Review
Antioxidants, 2022 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 human selenoproteins involved in a wide variety of essential biological functions,
G. Barchielli, A. Capperucci, D. Tanini
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Scientific opinion on the tolerable upper intake level for selenium
EFSA journal. European Food Safety Authority, 2023 Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Nutrition, Novel Foods and Food Allergens (NDA) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the tolerable upper intake level (UL) for selenium. Systematic reviews of the literature were
D. Turck +22 more
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Recent research progress on the synthesis and biological effects of selenium nanoparticles
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 Selenium is an essential trace element for the human body, with the chemical and physical characteristics of both metals and nonmetals. Selenium has bioactivities related to the immune system, antioxidation, anti-virus, and anti-cancer. At the same time,
Ting Zhang +5 more
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Selenium Nanoparticles: A Review on Synthesis and Biomedical Applications
Materials Advances, 2022 Selenium is a trace and essential micronutrient for the health of human, animals, and microorganisms. Recently, selenium nanoparticles (SeNPs) attracted many researchers’ interest due to their biocompatibility, bioavailability, and low...
P. Khanna, N. Bisht, Priyanka Phalswal
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Review on the health-promoting effect of adequate selenium status
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 Selenium is an essential microelement involved in various biological processes. Selenium deficiency increases the risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and inflammatory bowel disease.
Ying Sun +5 more
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Bioconversion of inorganic selenium to less toxic selenium forms by microbes: A review
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 2023 In recent years, microbial conversion of inorganic selenium into an efficient and low-toxic form of selenium has attracted much attention. With the improvement of scientific awareness and the continuous progress of nanotechnology, selenium nanoparticles ...
Xinling Nie +6 more
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Selenium and selenoproteins: it’s role in regulation of inflammation
InflammoPharmacology, 2020 Selenium is an essential immunonutrient which holds the human’s metabolic activity with its chemical bonds. The organic forms of selenium naturally present in human body are selenocysteine and selenoproteins.
S. Hariharan, S. Dharmaraj
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