A perspective of the engineering applications of carbon-based selenium-containing materials

Chemical Structure, Hypoglycemic Activity, and Mechanism of Action of Selenium Polysaccharides

“…Chemically synthetic Se-polysaccharides with hypoglycemic activity were achieved based upon Artemisia sphaerocephala polysaccharides using SeOCl 2 method [ 35 ]. Most recently, selenized glucose with in vivo antioxidant activity was synthesized, which might be used as an alternative precursor for de novo synthesis of Se-polysaccharides [ 36 – 38 ].…”

Catalytic Antioxidant Activity of Bis-Aniline-Derived Diselenides as GPx Mimics

“…In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in synthetic organoselenium compounds, mainly due to their properties as synthetic intermediates in organic transformations [ 1 , 2 , 3 ] and material sciences [ 4 , 5 ], as well as in medicinal chemistry [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 ]. These compounds have been recently described as good antioxidants [ 10 , 11 ], also presenting anti-inflammatory [ 12 , 13 ], antibacterial [ 14 ], antiviral [ 15 ], anticancer [ 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 ], anti-Alzheimer’s [ 20 , 21 , 22 , 23 ] and other activities [ 24 , 25 , 26 , 27 , 28 ].…”

Preparation and catalytic behavior of antioxidant cassava starch with selenium active sites and hydrophobic microenvironments

“…Selenium-functionalized materials have been extensively applied as bioactive components in pharmaceutical industries and as functional constituents in materials. [10][11][12] For example, carbon-based materials with anchored selenium revealed high performances in catalysis and anti-oxidation. [12][13][14][15] Previous studies have shown that many diseases such as inammation, cancer and Keshan disease are caused by excessive accumulation of free radicals in the human body.…”

“…[10][11][12] For example, carbon-based materials with anchored selenium revealed high performances in catalysis and anti-oxidation. [12][13][14][15] Previous studies have shown that many diseases such as inammation, cancer and Keshan disease are caused by excessive accumulation of free radicals in the human body. 16,17 Glutathione peroxidase (GPx, EC 1.11.1.9) is one of the typical selenoenzymes that reduces the excess free radicals and hydroperoxides (ROOH) at the expense of glutathione (GSH) and consequently inhibits oxidative diseases.…”