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Evaluation of Selenium Content of Plant Samples Collected from Indigenous Sources for Se-supplementation

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dc.contributor.author TARIQ MAHMUD
dc.contributor.author ARIFA SOSAN
dc.contributor.author RABIA REHMAN
dc.contributor.author MUHAMMAD IMRAN
dc.contributor.author AADIL ABBAS
dc.date.accessioned 2023-11-02T07:33:58Z
dc.date.available 2023-11-02T07:33:58Z
dc.date.issued 2010-10-20
dc.identifier.citation Mahmud, T. (2010). Evaluation of Selenium Content of Plant Samples Collected from Indigenous Sources for Se-supplementation. Journal of the Chemical Society of Pakistan, 32(6), 589. en_US
dc.identifier.issn 0253-5106
dc.identifier.uri http://142.54.178.187:9060/xmlui/handle/123456789/19899
dc.description.abstract Selenium contents were evaluated in different plant species such as Canola (Brassica napus), Sunflower (Helianthus annus), Turmeric (Curcuma longa), Soyabean Seeds (Glycine max) and Akk (Calotropis procera) in order to access their possibility for Se-supplementation. The dry ash of bulb of Turmeric and seeds of Canola, Sunflower, and Soyabean were digested in concentrated HNO₃, HClO₄ and HCl to obtain selenium (IV). After adding different reagents, stable blue colored complex was formed. From this colored complex, selenium (IV) was determined by UV/visible spectrophotometer. This work was carried out in an attempt to obtain information concerning the amount of selenium present in different plants. It was observed that Akk is a good accumulator of selenium as it contains almost 30 μg selenium per gram and can be used for different medicinal applications. en_US
dc.description.sponsorship The chemical society of Pakistan is an approved society from the PSF. en_US
dc.language.iso en en_US
dc.publisher HEJ Research Institute of Chemistry, University of Karachi, Karachi. en_US
dc.title Evaluation of Selenium Content of Plant Samples Collected from Indigenous Sources for Se-supplementation en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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