Selenomethionine metabolism and its toxicity in yeast
The importance of selenium for organisms can be explained by its existence as selenocysteine in the catalytic centers of glutathione peroxidase and thioredoxin reductase. Another selenoamino acid, selenomethionine, is the major form of selenium in foods, and organisms that require selenium as a nutr...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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De Gruyter
2013-12-01
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| Series: | Biomolecular Concepts |
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1515/bmc-2013-0033 |