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Glutathione peroxidase activity of inorganic selenium and seleno-dl-cysteine

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Glutathionperoxidase von Säugetieren ist als Selen enthaltendes Enzym bekannt. Die durch das Enzym gesteuerte Reaktion wird auch durch Natriumselenit und Seleno-Cystin katalysiert, wobei die Aktivität dieser Verbindungen jedoch nur 1/5000 derjenigen des Selens im menschlichen Erythrozytenenzym entspricht.

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  1. Division of Medicine, City of Hope Medical Center, 1500 E. Duarte Road, 91010, Duarte, California, USA

    E. Beutler, B. Beutler & F. Matsumoto

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This work was supported in part by Grant No. HL 07449 from the National Institutes of Health.

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Beutler, E., Beutler, B. & Matsumoto, F. Glutathione peroxidase activity of inorganic selenium and seleno-dl-cysteine. Experientia 31, 769–770 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01938453

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