Skip to main content
ARS Home » Pacific West Area » Parlier, California » San Joaquin Valley Agricultural Sciences Center » Water Management Research » Research » Publications at this Location » Publication #319651
Title: Global advances in selenium research from theory to application

Author
item Banuelos, Gary
item LIN, Z - Southern Illinois University
item DOS REIS, A - Sao Paulo State University (UNESP)
item GUIHERME, L - Universidade Federal De Lavras
item MORAES, M - Federal University Of Mato Grosso

Submitted to: Complete Book
Publication Type: Book / Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: 9/15/2015
Publication Date: 10/2/2015
Citation: Banuelos, G.S., Lin, Z.Q., Dos Reis, A.R., Guiherme, L.R., Moraes, M.F. 2015. Global advances in selenium research from theory to application. 210 p.

Interpretive Summary:

Technical Abstract: Selenium is without question one of the most influential natural-occurring trace elements for biological systems worldwide. The multi-faceted connections between the environment, food crops, human and animal health and selenium’s function through selenoprotein activity, have been well characterized. Soil selenium concentrations and consequently food crop Se concentration have been found to vary considerably depending on its bioavailability in different geological sources of Se. Generally, Se deficiencies are more widespread than Se toxicity in humans and animals. Thus, there is worldwide an urgent need to improve both the bioavailability of Se in the soil and in food and feed crops to ultimately preserve the biological function of selenoproteins for protecting human health. To elucidate on the many complex roles of selenium currently studied by multi-disciplinary researchers from within the world community, the 4th International Conference on Selenium in the Environment and Human Health will be held on 18-21 October 2015 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. At this conference, international experts from over 20 countries will address inter-relationships between the geological and atmospheric environment, agricultural food and biofortified food crops, human and animal health, and genetic, molecular and biochemical activities. A compilation of their presentations has been collected and presented in a peer-reviewed book title "Global Advances in Selenium Research from Theory to Application." This book presents a unique myriad of research represented by 125 peer-reviewed extended abstracts to further our worldwide understanding of the role of Se in the context of biochemistry, food chain transfer, and health-related issues.