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Frontispiece: Cyclic Seleninate Esters, Spirodioxyselenuranes and Related Compounds: New Classes of Biological Antioxidants That Emulate Glutathione Peroxidase
Author(s) -
Sands Kai N.,
Tuck Tyler A.,
Back Thomas G.
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
chemistry – a european journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.687
H-Index - 242
eISSN - 1521-3765
pISSN - 0947-6539
DOI - 10.1002/chem.201883962
Subject(s) - selenium , oxidative stress , reactive oxygen species , glutathione peroxidase , peroxidase , balance (ability) , oxidative damage , biochemistry , glutathione , chemistry , antioxidant , biology , enzyme , neuroscience , organic chemistry , catalase
The element selenium was named after the moon by Berzelius. Here, the full moon shines over a “redox balance” upon which selenium‐based antioxidants are matched against reactive oxygen species. Selene, the goddess of the moon, watches from the corner. The many diseases in which oxidative stress is implicated are symbolized in the diagram upon which the balance stands, while the anatomical Figure emphasizes their deleterious effects upon the human body? For more information, see the Review by T. G. Back et al. on page 9714 ff.