Identification of selenomethionine, selenocysteine, and Se-methylselenocysteine in the selenium-enriched common ice plant

• Published in: Biomedical Research on Trace Elements Vol. 28; no. 3; pp. 135 - 142
• Main Authors: Tobe, Ryuta, Koga, Hiroki, Tani, Yasushi, Tajima, Hirotaka, Tsuji, Akihisa, Mihara, Hisaaki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English; Japanese
• Published: Osaka Japan Society for Biomedical Research on Trace Elements 30.11.2017; Japan Science and Technology Agency
• Subjects: Amino acids; common ice plant; Food plants; Halophytes; Ice; Insulin; Mesembryanthemum crystallinum; Metabolism; Selenite; Selenium; Selenocysteine; Selenomethionine; Speciation; trace element; Trace elements; Trace elements (nutrients)

The essential trace element selenium (Se) plays a fundamental role in human health. Plant foods, such as vegetables, serve as the most common dietary sources of Se. Recently, novel seleno-amino acids, including Se-methylselenocysteine, γ-glutamyl-Se-methylselenocysteine, and selenocystathionine, hav...