Definition of "selenomethionine" []

• An amino acid related to methionine by the replacement of its sulfur atom by one of selenium (noun)

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• "Selenium, 100 to 200 mcg ideally as selenomethionine"
• "By week 12, blood levels of selenium had increased by 64. 2%, 61. 0% and 7. 6%, respectively, in the Brazil nut, selenomethionine, and placebo groups."
• "Not only was consumption of two Brazil nuts each day as effective for increasing selenium status and enhancing GPx activity as 100 micrograms of selenomethionine per day, but just one Brazil nut per day would have been sufficient to raise dietary selenium intake to within recommended intake levels for the mineral."