In contrast to the toxic inorganic forms of selenium to life at very low concentrations, the organic-selenium compounds are of considerable interest and several of them play essential roles in cell biochemistry and nu...In contrast to the toxic inorganic forms of selenium to life at very low concentrations, the organic-selenium compounds are of considerable interest and several of them play essential roles in cell biochemistry and nutritional science. Se-yeast （Selenium-enriched yeast） is a common form of selenium used to supplement dietary intake of this important trace mineral. In the present study, we tried to prepare an organic selenocystine using locally isolated bread yeast （Saccharomyces cerevisiae）. A novel locally prepared date extract media enriched by addition of 0.2% KH2PO4 （potassium phosphate）, 0.6% ammonium sulfate was adopted as alternative culture media. Differences concentrations of selenium salt （30, 60, 120 and 240 lag/mL） were added to the yeast culture media. While the best concentration of selenium added was 30Bg/mL, it achieved optimal conditions for the growth of yeast and the production of red yeast growth identical to the standard. The products （organic selenocystine） were analyzed by HPLC （High Performance Liquid Chromatography） and AAS （Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer） comparing with authentic standard obtained from Sigma. Results confirmed the formation of similar selenocystine products.展开更多
文摘In contrast to the toxic inorganic forms of selenium to life at very low concentrations, the organic-selenium compounds are of considerable interest and several of them play essential roles in cell biochemistry and nutritional science. Se-yeast （Selenium-enriched yeast） is a common form of selenium used to supplement dietary intake of this important trace mineral. In the present study, we tried to prepare an organic selenocystine using locally isolated bread yeast （Saccharomyces cerevisiae）. A novel locally prepared date extract media enriched by addition of 0.2% KH2PO4 （potassium phosphate）, 0.6% ammonium sulfate was adopted as alternative culture media. Differences concentrations of selenium salt （30, 60, 120 and 240 lag/mL） were added to the yeast culture media. While the best concentration of selenium added was 30Bg/mL, it achieved optimal conditions for the growth of yeast and the production of red yeast growth identical to the standard. The products （organic selenocystine） were analyzed by HPLC （High Performance Liquid Chromatography） and AAS （Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer） comparing with authentic standard obtained from Sigma. Results confirmed the formation of similar selenocystine products.
