Selenomethionine and selenium derivatives

<table border="0" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0" width="95%"> <tbody> <tr height="26"> <td bgcolor="yellow" colspan="2" height="26"> <center> <font color="#003399" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b>EBURON</b></font><font color="#009999" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b> </b></font><font color="#009966" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b>ORGANICS </b></font><font color="#cc0000" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular"><b>Info Sheet</b></font></center> </td> </tr> <tr> <td bgcolor="#ffffcc" colspan="2"> <center> <font color="#009966" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" size="4"><b>L-(+)-Selenomethionine<br> </b></font><font color="#003399" face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" size="3"><b>Antioxidant for free radical protection </b></font></center> </td> </tr> <tr height="50%"> <td bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="50%" width="50%"> <div align="left"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" size="2"><b>  <a href="IS100000.pdf">Get the PDF version</a></b></font></div> </td> <td bgcolor="#ffffcc" height="50%"> <div align="right"> <font face="Arial,Helvetica,Geneva,Swiss,SunSans-Regular" size="2">August 2000 </font></div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <center> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><u> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="2" width="137"> <tr> <td><img height="62" src="write_1.gif" width="122"></td> <td><img height="160" src="write_2.gif" width="205"></td> </tr> </table> </u></font></p> </center> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><u><u>Background </u></u></font></p> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">Selenium is an essential trace element for humans and other animals.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">Selenium is incorporated into molecules of an enzyme called glutathione peroxidase (GPX). This vital enzyme protects red blood cells and cell membranes against undesirable reactions with soluble peroxides.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">The dependence of glutathione peroxidase on nutritional selenium clarifies the antioxidant role of this essential micronutrient. Good selenium nutrition is of key importance for antioxidant defense as well as efficient energy metabolism.</font></p> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">Research is currently being conducted on the protective effects of Se in humans against :</font></p> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">- aging</font></p> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">- certain types of cancer</font></p> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">- heart disease</font></p> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">- cataract</font></p> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">- arthritis</font></p> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">- Alzheimer disease</font></p> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">- HIV infection</font></p> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">- etc... </font></p> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><u>Recommended selenium supplementation in humans:</u></font><font face="Arial,Helvetica"> 50-200 </font><font face="Symbol">m</font><font face="Arial,Helvetica">g /day. </font></p> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><u>Recommended source of selenium uptake for humans:</u></font><font face="Arial,Helvetica"> </font><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><b>L-(+)- selenomethionine. </b></font></p> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica">L-(+)- selenomethionine is natural, stable, better absorbed than other forms of (inorganic) selenium (like sodium selenite or selenate etc.) </font></p> <p><font face="Arial,Helvetica"><i>For more information: see article of Prof. Schrauzer in J. 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