Table 1. Sources of organic Se available on the market.
Source | Comments | SeMet* | References |
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Se-yeast | Well researched, 50–70% SeMet | Yes | Schrauzer, 2006 |
Se-Met | Not stable, >95% SeMet | Yes | Liu et al., 2017 |
Zn-SeMet | Not stable, >95% SeMet | Yes | Geraert et al., 2015 |
OH-SeMet | Stable, >95% OH-SeMet | Yes | Liu et al., 2017 |
Se-proteinates | Chemistry is not proven | No | Liu et al., 2017 |
Se-glycinates | Chemistry is not proven | No | Liu et al., 2017 |
Se-chelates | Chemistry is not proven | No | Kubachka et al., 2017 |
Se-homolanthionine | Lack of research data | No | Anan et al., 2011 |
Other (nano-Se, etc.) | Lack of data on molecular mechanisms of action | No | Pelyhe and Mezes, 2013; Sarkar et al., 2015 |
As only SeMet can be non-specifically incorporated into proteins in measurable amounts, it is an active component of organic Se sources.