Methods in Enzymology, Volume 347: Protein Sensors and Reactive Oxygen Species, Part A
Subtitle: Selenoproteins and Thioredoxin (Methods in Enzymology)
Contributors: Lester Packer (Editor); Helmut Sies (Editor)
Edition: 1st edition
Publisher: Academic Press
Published: March 1, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 574
ISBN-13: 9780121822484
Subjects: Enzymology; Proteins; Science; Science/Mathematics; Research & Methodology; Biochemistry; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Physiology; Science / Biochemistry; Life Sciences - Anatomy & Physiology; Pharmacology
First sentence: In 1954, selenium was discovered to be an essential nutrient for certain enteric bacteria, and in the following years, the same finding was reported for mammals and birds.