Selenium: Its Molecular Biology and Role in Human Health

by Dolph L. Hatfield, Marla J. Berry, Vadim N. Gladyshev

Book Overview

Part I. The machinery of selenoprotein biosynthesis.- 1 Selenocysteine tRNA[Ser]Sec: From nonsense suppressor tRNA to the quintessential constituent in selenoprotein biosynthesis.- 2 Eukaryotic mechanisms of selenocysteine translation and its reconstitution in vitro.- 3 Probing selenoprotein translation by ribosome profiling.- 4 Pathways in de novo biosynthesis of selenocysteine and cysteine in eukaryotes.- 5 Prokaryotic selenoprotein biosynthesis...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3319823132
• ISBN13: 9783319823133
• Release Date: June 2018
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 628 Pages
• Weight: 2.01 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"