Nutritional and antioxidant significance of selenium-enriched mushrooms
Abstract Background The element selenium (Se) acts as a double-edged sword for humans and animals by being a nutrient at trace level and a toxin at elevated concentrations. It is needed for the biosynthesis of selenoenzymes and selenoproteins which mediate an array of activities such as antioxidant...
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| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Bulletin of the National Research Centre |
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| Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s42269-020-00289-w |