A new approach for activating chemical reactions based on the element selenium has been tested by scientists. They demonstrated that selenium can form bonds similar to those of hydrogen bonds, ...

Exactly 200 years after the discovery of the trace element selenium, researchers have shown for the first time why this chemical element is indispensable for mammalian life. As integral part of the ...

Selenium, a trace mineral found in various foods and nutritional supplements, may inhibit progression toward esophageal cancer among people with Barrett's esophagus, a precancerous condition that ...

Selenium is an essential trace element that is contained in various proteins and has both nutritional and potentially toxic properties. Selenium mainly exists as selenocysteine (Sec) and ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Low levels of an essential trace element in the aqueous humor, conjunctiva and serum may play a role in the ...

The genomic structure of a theoretical selenoprotein of N exons is shown at the top of the figure, with the selenocysteine (Sec) codon (TGA) highlighted. Sec-charged transfer RNA (tRNA) is associated ...

Low levels of an essential trace element in the aqueous humor, conjunctiva and serum may play a role in the development and progression of pseudoexfoliation syndrome, a study found. The trace element, ...