Increased dietary intake of antioxidants has been associated with higher lung function, but few studies have used biological markers of antioxidant intake. Data for the study were taken from ...

GPXs are responsible for reducing reactive oxygen species (ROS), such as hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) to water by using glutathione (GSH). TXNRDs not only reduce thioredoxin (Trd), but also non-disulfide ...

Selenoproteins have the 21 st amino acid, selenocysteine incorporated into their polypeptide chain. This is the primary mechanism by which selenium can help biological functions. There are at least 25 ...

In an ideal situation, you and I wouldn’t have to speak about zinc and selenium to boost immunity. This is because a balanced, unprocessed, traditional diet, along with an overall healthy lifestyle, ...

body. By damaging sensors on the surface of the cell or the DNA within it, they can trigger the development of cancerous cells. Another effect free radicals have is to suppress the body's immune ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract In pots containing sandy soils at two levels (pH 5 and 7) to which 0.5 mg Se L⁻¹ soil had been added, an increase in the proportion of clay ...

Vol. 372, No. 1/2, Part I: Special Issue: In Memory of Horst Marschner (November 2013), pp. 629-641 (13 pages) Aims A comparison was performed between plant species to determine if extractable, rather ...