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Selenium in Biological Systems

Last updated July 15, 2026

Rising Stars

Fresh ink, massive impact

Researchers

1
Bushra Javaid
Pir Mehr Ali Shah Arid Agriculture University
2
Peilin Guo
Institute of Process Engineering
3
Celia María Curieses Andrés
Hospital Clínico Universitario de Valladolid
4
Jinzhong Jing
Sichuan Agricultural University
5
Morteza Sheikhalipour
University of Tabriz
6
Chase M. Kayrouz
Princeton University
7
Xina Xiao
Sichuan University
8
Bolun Kang
Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences
9
Vanya Nayak
Indira Gandhi Agricultural University
10
Ezequiel García-Locascio
Instituto Tecnológico de Puebla

Papers

1
Engineered probiotic ameliorates ulcerative colitis by restoring gut microbiota and redox homeostasis
Cell Host & Microbe|2024
159 cit.
2
Antioxidant Metabolism Pathways in Vitamins, Polyphenols, and Selenium: Parallels and Divergences
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2024
104 cit.
3
Publication in The Science of The Total Environment (2024) [79 citations, W4399428056]
The Science of The Total Environment|2024
79 cit.
4
Michael Acceptors as Anti-Cancer Compounds: Coincidence or Causality?
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2024
32 cit.
5
Electrophilic Compounds in the Human Diet and Their Role in the Induction of the Transcription Factor NRF2
International Journal of Molecular Sciences|2024
29 cit.
6
Selenomethionine alleviates chronic heat stress-induced breast muscle injury and poor meat quality in broilers via relieving mitochondrial dysfunction and endoplasmic reticulum stress
Animal nutrition|2024
23 cit.
7
Selenium Nanoparticles in Critical Illness—Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Effects
Dietetics|2025
18 cit.
8
Discovery of the selenium-containing antioxidant ovoselenol derived from convergent evolution
Nature Chemistry|2024
15 cit.
9
Making selenometabolites nature’s way
Nature Synthesis|2024
7 cit.
10
Nano-Se exhibits limited protective effect against heat stress induced poor breast muscle meat quality of broilers compared with other selenium sources
Journal of Animal Science and Biotechnology/Journal of animal science and biotechnology|2024
7 cit.

Emerging Leaders

Drafting the new consensus

Researchers

1
Justin Taylor
Medical University of South Carolina
2
Alessandro Presentato
University of Palermo
3
Salem S. Salem
Al-Azhar University
4
Bing Zhu
China University of Geosciences (Beijing)
5
Lv‐Hui Sun
Huazhong Agricultural University
6
Naveen Kumar Kalagatur
Acharya Nagarjuna University
7
Miao Long
Shenyang Agricultural University
8
Gharieb S. El‐Sayyad
Imam Mohammad ibn Saud Islamic University
9
Zhi Huang
Sun Yat-sen University
10
Regina Sharmila Dass
Pondicherry University

Papers

1
Potential Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Properties of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles: Time-Kill Kinetic Essay and Ultrastructure of Pathogenic Bacterial Cells
Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology|2022
186 cit.
2
Green synthesized ZnO nanoparticles by Saccharomyces cerevisiae and their antibacterial activity and photocatalytic degradation
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery|2023
159 cit.
3
Green Biosynthesis of Selenium Nanoparticles Using Orange Peel Waste: Characterization, Antibacterial and Antibiofilm Activities against Multidrug-Resistant Bacteria
Life|2022
155 cit.
4
Kinase-impaired BTK mutations are susceptible to clinical-stage BTK and IKZF1/3 degrader NX-2127
Science|2024
148 cit.
5
Bio-fabrication of Selenium Nanoparticles Using Baker’s Yeast Extract and Its Antimicrobial Efficacy on Food Borne Pathogens
Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology|2022
147 cit.
6
Antibacterial Activity of Green Synthesized Silver Nanoparticles Using Lawsonia inermis Against Common Pathogens from Urinary Tract Infection
Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology|2023
139 cit.
7
Synthesis of Silver Nanocomposite Based on Carboxymethyl Cellulose: Antibacterial, Antifungal and Anticancer Activities
Polymers|2022
137 cit.
8
Phytofabrication of zinc oxide nanoparticles with advanced characterization and its antioxidant, anticancer, and antimicrobial activity against pathogenic microorganisms
Biomass Conversion and Biorefinery|2022
133 cit.
9
Pseudomonas indica-Mediated Silver Nanoparticles: Antifungal and Antioxidant Biogenic Tool for Suppressing Mucormycosis Fungi
Journal of Fungi|2022
126 cit.
10
Synthesis of Chitosan-Based Gold Nanoparticles: Antimicrobial and Wound-Healing Activities
Polymers|2022
125 cit.

Current Senior Leaders

Wrote the book, still writing it

Researchers

1
Vadim N. Gladyshev
Brigham and Women's Hospital
2
Tianfeng Chen
Guangdong Medical College
3
Norman Terry
University of California, Berkeley
4
Masayuki Yamamoto
Tohoku University
5
Arne Holmgren
Karolinska Institutet
6
Xin Gen Lei
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
7
Wenjie Zheng
Czech Agrifood Research Center
8
Shiwen Xu
Northeast Agricultural University
9
João Batista Teixeira da Rocha
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria
10
Helmut Sies
Leibniz Institute of Environmental Medicine

Papers

1
Keap1 represses nuclear activation of antioxidant responsive elements by Nrf2 through binding to the amino-terminal Neh2 domain
Genes & Development|1999
3.6k cit.
2
The selective autophagy substrate p62 activates the stress responsive transcription factor Nrf2 through inactivation of Keap1
Nature Cell Biology|2010
2.4k cit.
3
Characterization of Mammalian Selenoproteomes
Science|2003
2.4k cit.
4
Lycopene as the most efficient biological carotenoid singlet oxygen quencher
Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics|1989
2.2k cit.
5
Oxidative Stress Sensor Keap1 Functions as an Adaptor for Cul3-Based E3 Ligase To Regulate Proteasomal Degradation of Nrf2
Molecular and Cellular Biology|2004
2.2k cit.
6
Nrf2 suppresses macrophage inflammatory response by blocking proinflammatory cytokine transcription
Nature Communications|2016
1.8k cit.
7
Thioredoxin and Glutaredoxin Systems
Journal of Biological Chemistry|1989
1.8k cit.
8
[48] Assay of glutathione, glutathione disulfide, and glutathione mixed disulfides in biological samples
Methods in enzymology on CD-ROM/Methods in enzymology|1981
1.6k cit.
9
Transcription Factor Nrf2 Coordinately Regulates a Group of Oxidative Stress-inducible Genes in Macrophages
Journal of Biological Chemistry|2000
1.5k cit.
10
S<scp>ELENIUM IN</scp>H<scp>IGHER</scp>P<scp>LANTS</scp>
Annual Review of Plant Physiology and Plant Molecular Biology|2000
1.3k cit.

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