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Anatomy and Histochemistry of the Roots and Shoots in the Aquatic Selenium Hyperaccumulator Cardamine hupingshanensis (Brassicaceae)

Open Life Sciences, 2019
The perennial selenium (Se) hyperaccumulator Cardamine hupingshanensis (Brassicaceae) thrives in aquatic and subaquatic Se-rich environments along the Wuling Mountains, China.
Xiang Jiqian, Ming Jiajia, Yin Hongqing, Zhu Yunfen, Li Yajie, Long Lan, Ye Ziyun, Wang Haiying, Wang Xiaoe, Zhang Fan, Yang Yongkang, Yang Chaodong   +11 more
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Selenium, Selenoproteins and Viral Infection

Nutrients, 2019
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are frequently produced during viral infections. Generation of these ROS can be both beneficial and detrimental for many cellular functions.
Olivia M Guillin, Caroline Vindry, T. Ohlmann, L. Chavatte   +3 more
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Selenium, Selenoproteins, and Immunity

Nutrients, 2018
Selenium is an essential micronutrient that plays a crucial role in development and a wide variety of physiological processes including effect immune responses.
Joseph C Avery, P. Hoffmann
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The Impact of Exogenous Sodium Selenite Treatment on the Nutritional Value and Active Constituents of Pueraria lobata

Horticulturae
Moderate amounts of Se can promote crop growth, enhance stress resistance, increase yield, and improve nutritional quality. In the present study, kudzu seedlings were used as experimental materials, and their physiological indicators, antioxidant ...
Hua Cheng, Lu Wang, Huiyi Gong, Li Wang, Yuanfei Chen, Shuiyuan Cheng, Linling Li   +6 more
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Highly Efficient Biotransformation and Production of Selenium Nanoparticles and Polysaccharides Using Potential Probiotic Bacillus subtilis T5

Metabolites, 2022
Selenium is an essential microelement required for human health. The biotransformation of selenium nanoparticles has attracted increasing attention in recent years.
Yuhua Duan, Mengjun Li, Sishang Zhang, Yidan Wang, Jieya Deng, Qin Wang, Tian Yi, Xingxing Dong, Shuiyuan Cheng, Yi He, Chao Gao, Zhangqian Wang   +11 more
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Selenium for preventing cancer [PDF]

Sao Paulo Medical Journal, 2005
Selenium is a trace element essential to humans. Higher selenium exposure and selenium supplements have been suggested to protect against several types of cancers.Two research questions were addressed in this review: What is the evidence for1. an aetiological relationship between selenium exposure and cancer risk in women and men?2.
Vinceti, Marco, Filippini, Tommaso, Del Giovane, Cinzia, Dennert, Gabriele, Zwahlen, Marcel, Brinkman, Maree, Zeegers, Maurice P. A., Horneber, Markus, D'Amico, Roberto, Crespi, Catherine M.   +9 more
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Effects of Different Preparation Methods on Protein Structure and Functional Properties of Konjac Fly Powder

Shipin gongye ke-ji
Konjac fly powder is the primary by-product of konjac refined flour processing, containing an abundance of proteins. In this study, three types of konjac fly powder proteins were prepared using alkaline extraction and acid precipitation, deep eutectic ...
Huaiye HE, Linghui KONG, Xun PEI, Wangting ZHOU, Muci WU, Rui ZHANG, Jingren HE   +6 more
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Research Progress of Constructing Selenium Nanoparticles by Polysaccharide Carriers and Their Application in Anti-tumor

Shipin gongye ke-ji, 2022
Nano-selenium (Selenium nanoparticles, SeNPs) has unique properties and potential applications in the fields of food, medicine, pharmacology and agriculture. Polysaccharide is a natural biopolymer, which is considered to be the most promising carrier for
Xiaoqing LIU, Lingfeng WEI, Jilai JIA, Jiaojiao ZHOU, Shuiyuan CHENG, Jie CAI   +5 more
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An Overview of Selenium Uptake, Metabolism, and Toxicity in Plants

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2017
Selenium (Se) is an essential micronutrient for humans and animals, but lead to toxicity when taken in excessive amounts. Plants are the main source of dietary Se, but essentiality of Se for plants is still controversial.
Meetu Gupta, Shikha Gupta
semanticscholar   +1 more source

The Role of Vitamin C, Vitamin D, and Selenium in Immune System against COVID-19

Molecules, 2020
Low levels of micronutrients have been associated with adverse clinical outcomes during viral infections. Therefore, to maximize the nutritional defense against infections, a daily allowance of vitamins and trace elements for malnourished patients at ...
Minkyung Bae, Hyeyoung Kim
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