title: Preparation of selenium-enriched sprouts and identification of their selenium species by high-performance liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry.
abstract: Sprouts of several plants (10 families and 28 species) were cultivated in a high selenium environment, and the chemical species of selenium in these selenium-enriched sprouts were identified by using high-performance liquid chromatography-inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (HPLC-ICPMS). Cultivation of sprouts of kaiware daikon (type of radish) with 5.0 microg/ml or 10.0 microg/ml of selenium as selenite inhibited the growth. However, no abnormalities in the shape or color were apparent even in the sprouts exposed to 10.0 microg/ml of selenium. The selenium concentration in the sprouts of most plants examined was higher than that from environmental exposure. Among the types of selenium that were accumulated, a large part (69-98%) was extractable in 0.2 M HCl. Chemical analysis of selenium in the HCl extract showed that the main selenium species in all the sprouts examined was Se-methylselenocysteine. In addition to Se-methylselenocysteine, selenomethionine, non-metabolized selenite, gamma-glutamyl-Se-methylselenocysteine and an unknown selenium compound were also detected in several high-selenium sprouts. Since higher anticarcinogenic activities of these monomethylated selenoamino acids have been observed, it is anticipated that such selenium-enriched sprouts will be used as a foodstuff for cancer prevention.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Food and Nutritional Sciences, Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Engineering, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Satoru
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sugihara
authors.forename: Mariko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kondo
authors.forename: Yûko
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Chihara
authors.forename: Mami
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yuji
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hattori
authors.forename: Munehiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yoshida
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / Q000379:methods*; D018525:Germination; D013058:Mass Spectrometry / Q000379:methods*; D036226:Seedlings / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000254:growth & development* / Q000378:metabolism; D012643:Selenium / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012643:Selenium