CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGY OF SELENIUM
*Prof. K. Thyagaraju and L. Lakhman Kumar
ABSTRACT
Selenium is a trace dietary metal serve as a antioxidant after insertion into aminoacids such as selenocysteine, selenomethionine and these selenoaminoacids insertion into various types of proteins. The selenoamino acids and selenoproteins have potential free radical scavenging properties as vitamin E and vitamin C. These molecules protect all tisssues of animals from free radicals and induce defence to systems of body at 5ppm level. This manuscript is narrated based on research work of many scientists.
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