Selenolanthionine is the major water-soluble selenium compound in the selenium tolerant plant Cardamine violifolia

ConclusionsFinding selenolanthionine as the main organic selenium species in a plant possibly unearths a new way of selenium tolerance. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled Selenium research in biochemistry and biophysics - 200 year anniversary issue, edited by Dr. Elias Arnér and Dr. Regina Brigelius-Flohe.
Source: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) General Subjects - Category: Biochemistry Source Type: research