SELENOPROTEIN P GENE (SEPP1) AS A SELENIUM MARKER CONCENTRATION
Journal Title: Folia Pomeranae Universitatis Technologiae Stetinensis Agricultura Alimentaria Piscaria et Zootechnica - Year 2016, Vol 39, Issue 328
Abstract
In these days having a right balanced diet is known to be one of the most important factors conditioning health of a person. Healthy eating should be based on two paralelly important elements: correct diet and high food quality. The quality of food is characterized by the high level of substances having positive effect on an organism, that is vitamins and mineral supplements (macro- and microelements). One of the essential trace element is selenium. Selenium is a component of the unusual amino acids selenocysteine and selenomethionine. Both of them are part of the proteins, the so called selenoproteins, which play a crucial role in a human health. It is confirmed that over 95% of the people living in Poland are lacking selenium in their diets. The shortage of selenium could be reduced by ensuring its supply in appropriate diet intakes. From the earliest times, meat is a basic nutritional component for humans. Pork, among other types of meat, has the highest consumption percentage in Polish population. Searching for polymorphisms, which occur in genes coding for proteins crucial in meat quality, is one of the most common research nowadays. One of the important protein is selenoprotein P (SeP). Considering all the above, it seems to be essential to detect functional polymorphisms in selenoprotein P gene. Obtained data will allow in the future for animal selection of a preferable genotype, with a naturally higher selenium content.
Authors and Affiliations
Agnieszka KORPAL, Katarzyna WOŹNIAK, Arkadiusz TERMAN
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