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Biomethylation of selenium and tellurium: microorganisms and plants

Chasteen, Thomas G., Bentley, Ronald·2003·Chemical Reviews

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ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEArticleNEXTBiomethylation of Selenium and Tellurium: Microorganisms and PlantsThomas G. Chasteen and Ronald BentleyView Author Information Department of Chemistry, Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas, and Department of Biological Sciences, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Cite this: Chem. Rev. 2003, 103, 1, 1–26Publication Date (Web):December 3, 2002Publication History Received17 June 2002Published online3 December 2002Published inissue 1 January 2003https://doi.org/10.1021/cr010210+Copyright © 2003 American Chemical SocietyRIGHTS & PERMISSIONSArticle Views3183Altmetric-Citations252LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InReddit Read OnlinePDF (272 KB) Get e-AlertsSUBJECTS:Bacteria,Hydrocarbons,Peptides and proteins,Selenium,Tellurium Get e-Alerts

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  • Volatile organic forms of selenium such as dimethyl selenide and dimethyl diselenide may be present in soils.

    “volatile organic forms of Se such as dimethyl selenide (DMSe) and dimethyl diselenide (DMDSe) may be present in soils [49].”
  • Biomethylation of Se has been observed in all phylogenetic kingdoms, but not all organisms appear to methylate Se.

    “Biomethylation of Se has been observed in all phylogenetic kingdoms [195], but not all organisms appear to methylate Se [49].”
  • The Challenger methylation mechanism has been repeatedly updated and adjusted based on discoveries of new Se metabolic pathways and compounds.

    “Although originally thought to be valid for the biomethylation of Se as well, the Challenger methylation mechanism has been repeatedly updated and adjusted, based on discoveries of new Se metabolic pathways and compounds [240,241], as reviewed by Chasteen and Bentley 2003 [49].”
  • The most commonly detected volatile organo-Se compounds in environmental samples and as microbial and plant products are DMSe, DMSeS, and DMDSe.

    “The most commonly detected volatile organo-Se compounds in environmental samples and as microbial and plant products are dimethyl selenide (CH3SeCH3, DMSe), dimethyl selenenyl sulfide (CH3SeSCH3, DMSeS), and dimethyl diselenide (CH3SeSeCH3, DMDSe) [49,231].”
  • The majority of information on the pathways of Se methylation is based on research conducted with (Se-tolerant) plants and has been extensively reviewed.

    “The majority of information on the pathways of Se methylation is based on research conducted with (Se-tolerant) plants [36,37] and has been extensively reviewed [49,55].”

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Authors
Chasteen, T. G., & Bentley, R.
Affiliations
University of Pittsburgh (US)
Venue
Chemical Reviews
Published
2002-12-03
Volume
103
Issue
1
Pages
1-26
ISSN
  • 0009-2665 (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-6890
OpenAlex
W2952938035
Cited by
352
References
255
Citations by year
2026: 5 · 2025: 16 · 2024: 11 · 2023: 15 · 2022: 15 · 2021: 24 · 2020: 12 · 2019: 20 · 2018: 17 · 2017: 19 · 2016: 13 · 2015: 21 · 2014: 18 · 2013: 16 · 2012: 22
FWCI
1.59
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Chemical Reviews (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Nursing › Nutrition and Dietetics › Selenium in Biological Systems
  • Life Sciences › Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics › Toxicology › Organoselenium and organotellurium chemistry
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Biomedical Engineering › Metal Extraction and Bioleaching
Keywords
selenium, tellurium, biomethylation, microbial methylation, selenium-containing proteins, selenoproteins, selenium speciation
MeSH terms
Animals, Bacteria, Biotransformation, Humans, Methylation, Plants, Selenium, Tellurium

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