Metabolism of selenomethionine in selenium accumulator and non-accumulator astragalus species Original Research Article
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - General Subjects, Volume 130, Issue 1,
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T. K. Virupaksha,
Office 2007 Enterprise, A. Shrift, H. Tarver
Abstract
The metabolism of selenomethionine in Astragalus crotalariae (a selenium-accumulating species) differs from that in Astragalus lentiginosus (a non-accumulator). After the administration of [75Se]selenomethionine and [Me-14C]selenomethionine to excised leaves of A. crotalariae, Se-methylselenomethionine,
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When [35S]methionine was administered to A. crotalariae a small amount was converted to S-methylmethionine but most was recovered as methionine. Homocrystine and S-methylcysteine were not formed in detectable amounts.