Selenium is a group 16 element with the atomic number 34. It is a metalloid and shares several of its properties with oxygen and sulfur, which are the most well-known members of this group. Jons Jakob ...

The trace element selenium is an essential micronutrient that is required for the biosynthesis of selenocysteine-containing selenoproteins. Most of the known selenoproteins are expressed in the ...

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 ...

The element selenium was discovered 200 years ago. We spoke to Dr K Indira Priyadarsini and Dr Vimal K Jain, editors of a new book entitled 'Organoselenium Compounds in Biology and Medicine', about ...