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Structure, Function, and Nutrition of Selenium-Containing Proteins from Foodstuffs

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Selenium is an essential trace element for both human beings and animals, which has received considerable attention. The essentiality of this element is due to the requirement for the 21st amino acid, selenocysteine, which is used for the synthesis of about a dozen selenoenzymes. So far, many different dietary sources have been explored for Se supplementation. This chapter reported structure, function, and nutrition of important selenium-containing proteins from foodstuffs.

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This work was financially supported by Nature Science Foundation of China (No. 31501489) and Nature Science Foundation of Tianjin (youth program) (16JCQNJC14500).

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Yang, R., Liu, Y. (2017). Structure, Function, and Nutrition of Selenium-Containing Proteins from Foodstuffs. In: Zhao, G. (eds) Mineral Containing Proteins . Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3596-8_4

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