Logo of Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinLogo of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
edoc-Server
Open-Access-Publikationsserver der Humboldt-Universität
de|en
Header image: facade of Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
View Item 
  • edoc-Server Home
  • Artikel und Monographien
  • Zweitveröffentlichungen
  • View Item
  • edoc-Server Home
  • Artikel und Monographien
  • Zweitveröffentlichungen
  • View Item
JavaScript is disabled for your browser. Some features of this site may not work without it.
All of edoc-ServerCommunity & CollectionTitleAuthorSubjectThis CollectionTitleAuthorSubject
PublishLoginRegisterHelp
StatisticsView Usage Statistics
All of edoc-ServerCommunity & CollectionTitleAuthorSubjectThis CollectionTitleAuthorSubject
PublishLoginRegisterHelp
StatisticsView Usage Statistics
View Item 
  • edoc-Server Home
  • Artikel und Monographien
  • Zweitveröffentlichungen
  • View Item
  • edoc-Server Home
  • Artikel und Monographien
  • Zweitveröffentlichungen
  • View Item
2020-09-09Zeitschriftenartikel DOI: 10.3390/soilsystems4030057
Selenium and Nano-Selenium Biofortification for Human Health
Opportunities and Challenges
El-Ramady, Hassan
Faizy, Salah E.-D.
Abdalla, Neama cc
Taha, Hussein
Eva, Domokos-Szabolcsy cc
Fari, Miklós
Elsakhawy, Tamer cc
Omara, Alaa El-Dein cc
Shalaby, Tarek cc
Bayoumi, Yousry
Shehata, Said cc
Geilfus, Christoph-Martin cc
Brevik, Eric C.
Lebenswissenschaftliche Fakultät
Selenium is an essential micronutrient required for the health of humans and lower plants, but its importance for higher plants is still being investigated. The biological functions of Se related to human health revolve around its presence in 25 known selenoproteins (e.g., selenocysteine or the 21st amino acid). Humans may receive their required Se through plant uptake of soil Se, foods enriched in Se, or Se dietary supplements. Selenium nanoparticles (Se-NPs) have been applied to biofortified foods and feeds. Due to low toxicity and high e ciency, Se-NPs are used in applications such as cancer therapy and nano-medicines. Selenium and nano-selenium may be able to support and enhance the productivity of cultivated plants and animals under stressful conditions because they are antimicrobial and anti-carcinogenic agents, with antioxidant capacity and immune-modulatory efficacy. Thus, nano-selenium could be inserted in the feeds of fish and livestock to improvise stress resilience and productivity. This review offers new insights in Se and Se-NPs biofortification for edible plants and farm animals under stressful environments. Further, extensive research on Se-NPs is required to identify possible adverse effects on humans and their cytotoxicity.
Files in this item
Thumbnail
soilsystems-04-00057-v2.pdf — Adobe PDF — 1.081 Mb
MD5: 69f11fb688c431ab7f42630f8b5f8d3e
Cite
BibTeX
EndNote
RIS
(CC BY 4.0) Attribution 4.0 International(CC BY 4.0) Attribution 4.0 International
Details
DINI-Zertifikat 2019OpenAIRE validatedORCID Consortium
Imprint Policy Contact Data Privacy Statement
A service of University Library and Computer and Media Service
© Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
 
DOI
10.3390/soilsystems4030057
Permanent URL
https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems4030057
HTML
<a href="https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems4030057">https://doi.org/10.3390/soilsystems4030057</a>