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Adaptive Laboratory Evolution Reveals the Selenium Efflux Process To Improve Selenium Tolerance Mediated by the Membrane Sulfite Pump in Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Microbiology Spectrum, 2023
Selenium (Se) is a micronutrient in most eukaryotes, and Se-enriched yeast is the most common selenium supplement. However, selenium metabolism and transport in yeast have remained unclear, greatly hindering the application of this element.
Ao Gong, Wenyue Liu, Yelong Lin, Laili Huang, Zhixiong Xie   +4 more
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Inorganic Selenium Transformation into Organic Selenium by Monascus purpureus

Foods, 2023
Selenium (Se) is a trace element that plays a crucial role in metabolism; a lack of selenium reduces the body’s resistance and immunity, as well as causes other physiological problems.
Nan Sun, Hui Dang, Yuyao Zhang, Mengjie Yang, Wei Zhang, Yu Zhao, Haisheng Zhang, Hua Ji, Baoshan Zhang   +8 more
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Thyroid hormones regulate selenoprotein expression and selenium status in mice. [PDF]

PLoS ONE, 2010
Impaired expression of selenium-containing proteins leads to perturbed thyroid hormone (TH) levels, indicating the central importance of selenium for TH homeostasis.
Jens Mittag, Thomas Behrends, Carolin S Hoefig, Björn Vennström, Lutz Schomburg   +4 more
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Production of selenium nanoparticles occurs through an interconnected pathway of sulphur metabolism and oxidative stress response in Pseudomonas putida KT2440

Microbial Biotechnology, 2023
The soil bacterium Pseudomonas putida KT2440 has been shown to produce selenium nanoparticles aerobically from selenite; however, the molecular actors involved in this process are unknown. Here, through a combination of genetic and analytical techniques,
Roberto Avendaño, Said Muñoz‐Montero, Diego Rojas‐Gätjens, Paola Fuentes‐Schweizer, Sofía Vieto, Rafael Montenegro, Manuel Salvador, Rufus Frew, Juhyun Kim, Max Chavarría, Jose I. Jiménez   +10 more
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Selenium in Human Health and Gut Microflora: Bioavailability of Selenocompounds and Relationship With Diseases

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021
This review covers current knowledge of selenium in the dietary intake, its bioavailability, metabolism, functions, biomarkers, supplementation and toxicity, as well as its relationship with diseases and gut microbiota specifically on the symbiotic ...
Rannapaula Lawrynhuk Urbano Ferreira, Karine Cavalcanti Maurício Sena-Evangelista, Karine Cavalcanti Maurício Sena-Evangelista, Eduardo Pereira de Azevedo, Francisco Irochima Pinheiro, Francisco Irochima Pinheiro, Ricardo Ney Cobucci, Ricardo Ney Cobucci, Lucia Fatima Campos Pedrosa, Lucia Fatima Campos Pedrosa   +9 more
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Emerging roles of selenium on metabolism and type 2 diabetes

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2022
Selenium is recognized as an essential element for human health and enters human body mainly via diet. Selenium is a key constituent in selenoproteins, which exert essential biological functions, including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects ...
Jiuxiang Zhao, Hong Zou, Yanling Huo, Xiaoyi Wei, Yu Li   +4 more
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Microbiome and ileum transcriptome revealed the boosting effects of selenium yeast on egg production in aged laying hens

Animal Nutrition, 2022
The declines in laying performance during the late production period have adverse effects on the length of the production cycle. Improving the nutrition of laying hens is a crucial measure to reverse this declination.
Zhexi Liu, Yutao Cao, Yue Ai, Xiaonan Yin, Linli Wang, Mengyao Wang, Bingkun Zhang, Zhengxing Lian, Keliang Wu, Yuming Guo, Hongbing Han   +10 more
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Seleno-Amino Acids in Vegetables: A Review of Their Forms and Metabolism

Frontiers in Plant Science, 2022
Seleno-amino acids are safe, health-promoting compounds for humans. Numerous studies have focused on the forms and metabolism of seleno-amino acids in vegetables.
Jiangtao Hu, Zheng Wang, Li Zhang, Jie Peng, Tao Huang, Xiao Yang, Byoung Ryong Jeong, Byoung Ryong Jeong, Byoung Ryong Jeong, Qichang Yang   +9 more
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Research Progress on the Sources and Enrichment of Selenium and Selenium-Rich Dietary Resources [PDF]

Shipin Kexue
Selenium-rich foods serve the dual-function of providing nutrients and organic selenium. In the situation of selenium deficiency in the entire population, it is crucial to understand the sources of selenium and its circulation in the natural environment ...
SUN Nan, WANG Huina, ZHANG Wei, ZHANG Yuyao, ZHAO Yu, HE Bo, ZHANG Haisheng, ZHANG Baoshan
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Changes in lipids metabolism indices as a result of different form of selenium supplementation in chickens

Scientific Reports, 2022
Selenium is an essential element that is important for many metabolic processes. Feed components used in chicken nutrition, especially cereals, may be deficient in selenium, hence selenium supplementation is necessary. Taking into account the progress in
Damian Bień, Monika Michalczuk, Dominika Szkopek, Misza Kinsner, Paweł Konieczka   +4 more
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