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Table 1.

Classification of Se compounds based on structural features.

Selenoaminoacids

Selenomethionine (SeMet); Methylselenocysteine (MeSeCys); Selenocystamine; Selenocysteine (SeCys)

Se-heterocyclic compounds

1,3-Selenazolin-4-one derivatives; 2,5-Bis(5-hydroxymethyl-2-selenienyl)-3-hydroxymethyl-N-methylpyrrole (D-501036); 2-Phenyl-1,2-benzisoselenazol-3(2H)-one (ebselen); 1,2-[Bis(1,2-benzisoselenazolone-3-(2H)-ketone)]ethane (BBSKE); 2-Buthylselenazolidine-4-(R)-carboxylic acid (BSCA); 2-Cyclohexylselenazolidine-4-(R)-carboxylic acid (ChSCA)

Selenocyanates

1-4-phenylenebis(methylene)selenocyanate (p-XSC); Isatin analogs; Diphenylmethylselenocyanate; TMZ-Se; 5-phenylcarbamoylpentyl selenocyanide (SelSA-2)

Isoselenocyanates

4-Phenylbutylisoselenocyanate (ISC-4)

Diselenides

Diselenodipropionic acid (DSePA); Bis(4-aminophenyl)diselenide; 2-Selenium-bridged β-cyclodextrin (2-SeCD); Bis(5-phenylcarbamoylpentyl) diselenide (SelSA-1)

Selenides

Se,Se′-1,4-phenylenebis(1,2-ethanediyl)bisisoselenourea (PBISe); Methylimidoselenocarbamates; 5-Phenylselenyl-methyl-2′-deoxyuridine (PhSe-T); 5-Methylselenyl-methyl-2′-deoxyuridine (MeSe-T); β-selenium amine derivatives

Se(IV) compounds

Sodium selenite (Na₂SeO₃); Methylseleninic acid (MSA); Selenous acid; Selenium dioxide (SeO₂)