Selenite (SeO3(2-)) and reduced glutathione (GSH) spontaneously react to form selenodiglutathione (GSSeSG) and glutathione disulfide (GSSG). This has been proposed to be the major form of entry of selenium compounds into metabolism. This reaction is inferred from the event in rat (Bjornstedt et al. 1992).
Björnstedt, M, Holmgren, A, Kumar, S
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