FIGURE 1: Scheme for the metabolic reduction of inorganic selenium forms, and their conversion into organic forms.

Reductive reactions are indicated with red arrows. Arrow 1 corresponds to the reactions involving ATP sulfurylase and other enzymes that take part in the initial steps of the sulfate assimilation pathway. Reactions 2 to 5 are non-enzymatic and result in the net conversion of reduced glutathione (GSH) into oxidized glutathione (GSSG). Reaction 6 is also non-enzymatic and results in the formation of diverse reactive oxygen species. Adapted from [25], [26], [27] and [36].

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27. Sun HJ, Rathinasabapathi B, Wu B, Luo J, Pu LP, and Ma LQ (2014). Arsenic and selenium toxicity and their interactive effects in humans. Environ Int 69: 148-158. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2014.04.019

36. Tarze A, Dauplais M, Grigoras I, Lazard M, Ha-Duong NT, Barbier F, Blanquet S, and Plateau P (2007). Extracellular production of hydrogen selenide accounts for thiol-assisted toxicity of selenite against Saccharomyces cerevisiae. J Biol Chem 282(12): 8759-8767. http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M610078200

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