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  • Title: SELENOAMINO ACIDS: DECREASE OF RADIATION DAMAGE TO AMINO ACIDS AND PROTEINS.
    Author: SHIMAZU F, TAPPEL AL.
    Journal: Science; 1964 Jan 24; 143(3604):369-71. PubMed ID: 14074855.
    Abstract:
    Selenomethionine and selenocystine protect amino acid and protein systems from radiation damage. Selenoamino acids are more powerful protectors than the analogous sulfur amino acids and other known -SH protectors. Free-radical scavenger and repair mechanisms by which selenoamino acids react with induced free radicals may be the key reactions in the biological function of logical function of selenium.
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