Selenomethionine and methionine have been postulated to be similarly
involved in protein synthesis. This thesis has evaluated this
hypothesis from a molecular and genetic approach. Selenomethionine
and methionine were incorporated into rabbit reticulocyte hemoglobin
at the same rates and in equal quantities. Each methionine demonstrated
competitive inhibition for its analog...
Studies were conducted to investigate the metabolism of
selenium (Se) , and the influences of Se on the metabolism of cadmium (Cd) and inorganic mercury (Hg) in rats, and in ram semen in
vitro. Se-deficient (-Se) or Se-adequate (+Se) rats were injected intraperitoneally with either ¹⁰⁹CdCl₂ (5 μCi/rat) or ²⁰³HgN0₃...