%0 Journal Article %A Bodnar , O. I. %A Vinyarska, G. B. %A Stanislavchuk , G. V. %A Grubinko, V. V. %D 2015 %I Begell House %K algae, selenium, biological role, selenium bearing compounds, accumulation, toxicity, regulation %N 1 %P 63-78 %R 10.1615/HydrobJ.v51.i1.60 %T Peculiarities of Selenium Accumulation and Its Biological Role in Algae (a Review) %U https://www.dl.begellhouse.com/journals/38cb2223012b73f2,0d364c3231692cd5,7fb4024267381af1.html %V 51 %X Data on the accumulation and influence of selenium compounds on the vital activity of marine and freshwater algae are analyzed in the paper. Results of the study are indicative of a possibility of accumulation of large amounts of selenium (≤ 1000 times higher than its content in the aquatic environment) by microalgae. This element was registered in the composition of intracellular metabolites and high molecular compounds, primarily − amino acids, mono-, amino-, and polysaccharides, cytosol proteins and cell membranes, some fatty acids, and lipids. The process of accumulation is considered as the mechanism of detoxification and adaptation to a rather high content of selenium in the environment, and also as a way of selenium storage in algal cells. %8 2015-03-12