Selenium and Nano-Selenium Biofortification for Human Health: Opportunities and Challenges

Selenium and Nano-Selenium Biofortification for Human Health: Opportunities and Challenges

Selenium is an essential micronutrient required for the health of humans and lower plants, but its importance for higher plants is still being investigated. The biological functions of Se related to human health revolve around its presence in 25 known selenoproteins (e.g., selenocysteine or the 21st...

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Main Authors: Hassan El-Ramady, Salah E.-D. Faizy, Neama Abdalla, Hussein Taha, Éva Domokos-Szabolcsy, Miklós Fari, Tamer Elsakhawy, Alaa El-Dein Omara, Tarek Shalaby, Yousry Bayoumi, Said Shehata, Christoph-Martin Geilfus, Eric C. Brevik
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-09-01
Series:Soil Systems
Subjects:
human disease
cereal crops
vegetable crops
hyper-accumulators
biofortified crops
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2571-8789/4/3/57

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