Selenium-based pharmacological agents: an update

• Published in: Expert opinion on investigational drugs Vol. 11; no. 9; p. 1261
• Main Author: May, Sheldon W
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.09.2002
• Subjects: Animals; Humans; Pharmaceutical Preparations - metabolism; Selenium Compounds - metabolism; Selenium Compounds - therapeutic use

The biochemistry and pharmacology of selenium is a subject of intense current interest, particularly from the viewpoint of public health. Selenium, long recognised as a dietary antioxidant, is now known to be an essential component of the active sites of several enzymes, including glutathione peroxi...