International review standardizes selenosugar nomenclature and selenium metabolism

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Add as preferred source Since selenosugars were discovered and identified in the early 2000s, multiple naming systems have been used by researchers, leading to ambiguity among biologically diverse selenium metabolites. Credit: Professor Yasumitsu Ogra from Chiba University, Japan, and Dr. Ryszard Lobinski from CNRS-UPPA, France and, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s12011-026-05268-2 Selenosugars are the major urinary metabolites responsible for the physiological excretion of selenium. Understanding selenium metabolism relies on accurately detecting and identifying selenosugars. However, research has been hindered by inconsistent terminology used for selenosugars, varying analytical practices and an incomplete understanding of the biological pathway for selenosugar biosynthesis.