Key Laboratory of Molecular and Nano Probes(Ministry of Education), College of Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Materials Science, Shandong Normal University, Ji'nan 250014, P. R. China
Abstract:
In this paper, the discovery, existing forms and important physiological functions of the element of Selenium (Se) are introduced. The Se applications in bio-chemistry studies are highlighted, which include the detection of living species by Se-containing fluorescent probes, and biomacromolecule studies by Se-containing chemical probes.
