Selenylation

noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any reaction involving the addition of a selenium compound

    "These results indicate that selenylation modification can significantly enhance the antioxidant and antiglycative activity of SCP in vitro or in vivo. sSCP 1 possesses the best efficacy and its modification conditions can be as optimal modification conditions that were 200 mg of Na 2 SeO 3 for 500 mg of SCP, reaction temperature of 50°C and reaction time of 6 h."

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"These results indicate that selenylation modification can significantly enhance the antioxidant and antiglycative activity of SCP in vitro or in vivo. sSCP 1 possesses the best efficacy and its modification conditions can be as optimal modification conditions that were 200 mg of Na 2 SeO 3 for 500 mg of SCP, reaction temperature of 50°C and reaction time of 6 h."

Etymology

From selenyl + -ation.

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