Selenium metabolism in plants

• Published in: Biochimica et biophysica acta. General subjects Vol. 1862; no. 11; pp. 2333 - 2342
• Main Author: White, Philip J.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Netherlands Elsevier B.V 01.11.2018
• Subjects: diet; Ecology; Evolution; herbivores; hyperaccumulators; metabolic detoxification; Metabolism; metabolites; Nitrogen; nitrogen metabolism; plant tissues; roots; Selenium; soil; Sulfur; toxicity; vacuoles; Evolution; Ecology; Selenium; Metabolism; Nitrogen; Sulfur

Selenium (Se) is not an essential element for plants, although it can benefit their growth and survival in some envionments. Excess tissue Se concentrations are toxic. The ability to sequester Se in vacuoles, synthesise non-toxic Se metabolites, or volatilise Se compounds determines maximum tissue S...