SectionⅠ:Selenium in the Environment 1
Selenium in Soils and the Need for Biofortification of Crops&McGrath S P and Zhao F J 3
Sources and Transformations of Selenium in the Soil-plant System&Dhillon K S 5
Effect of Flood-Induced Redox Oscillations on Selenium Mobility in Soils&Charlet L,Parsons C,Bardelli F,Fernandez-Martinez A and Rossetto L 7
Stable Isotope Ratios in Soils:A New Tool to Detect Processes Governing the Selenium Cycle&Schilling K,Johnson T M and Wilcke W 9
Biogenic Volatilization of Selenium in Soil and Plant Systems&Lin Z-Q 11
Crisis in the Salton Sea Ecosystem:Removing Selenium from River Water&Huang J C,Verce M,Feldheim C and Terry N 13
Selenium Removal from Water by Selected Terrestrial and Wetland Plants&Wu Z L,Wang Q,Zhang Y,Hua R M,Li X D,Si Y B and Li M 15
Selenite Reduction by Bacteria Isolated from a Selenium-enriched Carbonaceous Mudstone&Yuan Y Q Zhu J M and Liu C Q 17
Synchrotron Studies of Selenium in the Environment and Health&Pickering I J,Gallegos M G,Tse J J,Yang S I and George G N 19
Total Selenium Content and Main Speciation in Residues from China's Electrolytic Manganese Metal Industry&Duan N,Zhu C L,Jiang L H,Zhou C B,Wang F,Pan C X,Dan Z G,Gao Y X and Li B 21
Cleaner Production Technologies to Reduce Selenium Environmental Pollution in Electrolytic Manganese Industrie&Jiang L H,Duan N,Luo L,Wang Y Y and Zhao C G 23
Investigations of Possible Mechanisms to Explain the Se-Hg Antagonism in Aquatic Organisms&Belzile N,Chen Y W,Truong H T Y,Yang D Y and Saleh M 25
Selenium's Pivotal Role in Molecular Mechanisms of Mercury Toxicity&Ralston N V C and Raymond L J 27
SectionⅡ:Effects of Selenium on Human and Animal Health 29
The Importance of Selenoprotein P and Selenium Homeostasis for Maintaining Integrity and Function of the Brain and Other Tissues&Burk R F and Hill K E 31
Forms of Selenium and Selenoproteins in Foods for Consumption by Humans&Bjom Akesson 33
Role of Structure and Substitution on the Antioxidant Activity of Organoselenium Compounds& Singh B G,Prabhu p,Kumakura F,Jain V K,Iwaoka M and Priyadarsini K I 35
Chemistry,Biochemistry and Structural Biology of Selenium Nucleic Acids&Huang Z 37
Expression,Purification and Characterization of Selenoprotein M Mutant&Du X B,Chen P,Li H P,Liu Q and Ni J Z 39
Selenium Effects on Thyroid Hormone Metabolism and Action&Lutz Schomburg 41
In Vitro Assessment of Selenium Transformations in the Human Gastrointestinal Ecosystem&Lavu R V S,Van de Wiele T,Van den Broeck K,Tack F and Laing G D 43
Selenium and Taurine:Components of Functional Food for Sound Health&Gupta R C 45
Daily Dietary Selenium Intake and Hair Selenium in High Selenium Areas ofEnshi,China&Huang Y,Wang Q X and Yin X B 47
Association of Single-nucleotide Polymorphism in Glutathione Peroxidase 1 Gene with Kashin-Beck Disease&Fu Q,Cao J L,Caterson B,Jordan J M,Renner J B,Duance V C and Kraus V B 49
Effects of DON,NIV,T-2 Toxin and Selenium on Integrins,Cytoskeleton Proteins of Chondrocytes,and Sulfate Modification of Cartilage Aggrecan&Cao J L,Wang J L,Li J,Luo M X,Chen J H,Fu Q,Zhang Z T and Caterson B 51
The Effectiveness of Selenium against Kaschin-Beck Disease:A Case Study in Aba County,Sichuan Province&Lv Y Y,Yu T,Yang Z F,Zhao W F,Guo W,Huang B M and Li P 53
Effect of Yeast Selenium on CD4T Cell Count and WAZ Score of Non-institutionalized HIV Type 1 Positive Orphan Children at Orongo Widows and Orphans in Kisumu,Kenya&Otieno S B,Were F,Afullo A and Waza K 55
Associations of Serum Selenium with Serum Lipid Levels in the Population Aged 50 to 75 Years&Wang B,Qin L Q,Yin X B,Ma L C,Lu X Q and Shen J 57
Selenium Supplement and Glutathione Peroxidase Activities in Infants:A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials&Jiang X and Qin L Q 59
Effect of Selenium on the Methylation of iAs3+of Recombinant Human S-adenosyl-L-methionine Dependent Arsenic(Ⅲ)Methyltransferase in E.coli&Geng Z R,Li X L,Song X L and Wang Z L 61
Dietary Biofortification of Gestating Animal Diets with Natural Sources of Selenium:Whole Animal and Specific Tissue Responses&Caton J S 63
Strategic Selenium Management:Natural Biofortification of Grazing Livestock with Selenium to Avert Selenium Deficiency and Enhance the Nutritional Value of Food Products&Taylor J B 65
Evaluation of the Selenium Concentrations in Compound Pig Feeds in Finland&Kukkonen L,Root T and Peltonen K 67
Novel Fermentation Technology for Production of Selenium Nanospheres(Lactomicrosel?)and Its Testing for Feed and Food Applications&Prokisch J,Sztrik A,Babka B,Eszenyi P,Pardi J,Mika Z and Zommara M 69
Effects of Organic Selenium on Pig Performance:A Meta-analysis&Zheng Q,Lu X Q,Qin L Q and Yin X B 71
Where could Increased Dietary Selenium Intake Improve Public Health?&Lyons G H 73
SectionⅢ:Selenium Biofortification 75
Biological Production of Selenium-biofortified Products from Natural-occurring Sources of Selenium&Gary S.Ba?uelos 77
Agronomic Biofortification ofMaize with Selenium in Malawi&Broadley M R,Chilimba A D C,Young S D,Black C R,Meacham M C,Rogerson K B,Lammel J,Ander E L and Watts M J 79
The Fate of Applied Selenium in a Maize Cropping System in Malawi&Chilimba A D C,Young S D,Black C R,Meacham M C,Lammel J and Broadley M R 81
Uptake of Selenate and/or Selenite in Hydroponically Grown Maize Plants and Interaction with Some Essential Elements(Calcium,Magnesium,Zinc,Iron,Manganese,and Copper)&Longchamp M,Angeli N and Castrec-Rouelle M 83
Selenium Speciation,Fractionation in Soil and Accumulation in Corn(Zea mays L.)&Liang D L and Wang S S 85
Effects of pH on Physiological Characteristics of Selenite Uptake by Maize Roots&Zhang L H,Yu F Y,Li Y J and Miao Y F 87
Evaluation of Potential Selenium Biofortification in Wheat&Li T,Lan G F and Gu S L 89
The Temporal Changes of Selenium Accumulation in Rice Plant&Guan W W,Zhang H C,Yin X B,Lin Z.-Q.and Shen S P 91
Physiological Characteristics of Selenite Uptake by Rice Leaves&Zhang L H,Zhao W,Yu F Y,Li Y J and Miao Y F 93
Genotypic Upland Rice Variation and Response of Nitrogen Metabolism Enzymes due to Selenium Fertilization&Reis A R,Tezotto T,Neto A P,Moraes M F and Azevedo R A 95
Agronomic Biofortification with Selenium:Effects on Accumulation of Selenium and Common Bean Yield Grown in Tropical Soil&Ramos S J,Faquin V,Guilherme L R G,Moraes M F,Castro E M,Avila F W and Boldrin P F 97
Tolerance and Accumulation of Selenium by White Button and Baby Bella(Agaricus bisporus)Mushrooms&Haddad S and Lin Z.-Q. 99
Accumulation of Selenocystine(SeCys2)in Adenocaulon himalaicum in Enshi,China&Yuan L X and Yin X B 101
Preparation of Selenium-enriched Candida utilis with Fed-batch Cultivation&Yang B and Wei G Y 103
Selenium Content Loss and Speciation Change of Selenium-enriched Cereals during Different Cooking Processes&Lu X Q,He Z S,Zhu Y Y,Liu Y and Yin X B 105
Determination of Selenium Speciation in Eggs by LC-UV-AFS&Zhu Y Y and Yin X B 107
Effects of Alkalinity on Extraction Efficiency of Selenoproteins from Selenium-enriched Yeast&Wang W,Zhu Y Y and Yin X B 109
Beneficial Roles of Selenium in Plants&Moraes M F,Ramos S J and Guilherme L R G 111
The Standardization in Selenium Biofortitication&Yin X B and Li F 113
The Functional Agriculture in China:Present and Future&Zhao Q G and Yin X B 115
SectionⅣ:Other Uses of Selenium 117
Synthesis of Chlorzoxazone by Selenium-catalyzed Reductive Cyclocarbonylation of 4-Chloro-2-nitrophenol&Li P,Ling G,Wang X F,Yuan X H and Lu S W 119
An Environmentally Benign Synthetic Method for Replacing Phosgene:Selenium-catalyzed Reductive Carbonylation Reactions of Nitroaromatics&Li P,Yang Y,Chen J Z,Mei J T,Zhang X P,Yuan X H and Lu S W 121
Selenium-catalyzed Selective Reduction ofα,β-Unsaturated Carbonyl Compounds with CO/H2O under Atmospheric Pressure&Tian F S,Liu X Z,Wang X F,Li P and Lu S W 123
Selectivities for Selenium-catalyzed Reactions of Nitroaromatics with Carbon Monoxide&Liu X Z,Wang X F,Ling G,Xue Y,Li P,Yuan X H and Lu S W 125
Solvent-free Synthesis of 1,3-Diarylureas by Selenium-catalyzed Reductive Carbonylation of Nitroarenes&Wang X F,Li P,Yuan X H and Lu S W 127