| Description |
xii, 401 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Contents |
1. Historical Background, Current Relevance and Perspectives -- 2. Some General Principles -- 3. Cobalamins Including Vitamin and Coenzyme B[subscript 12] -- 4. Metals at the Center of Photosynthesis: Magnesium and Manganese -- 5. The Dioxygen Molecule, O[subscript 2]: Uptake, Transport, and Storage of an Inorganic Natural Product -- 6. Catalysis Through Hemoproteins: Electron Transfer, Oxygen Activation and Metabolism of Inorganic Intermediates -- 7. Iron-Sulfur and Other Nonheme Iron Proteins -- 8. Uptake, Transport and Storage of an Essential Element as Exemplified by Iron -- 9. Nickel-Containing Enzymes: The Remarkable Career of a Long Overlooked Biometal -- 10. Copper-Containing Proteins: An Alternative to Biological Iron -- 11. Biological Functions of the 'Early' Transition Metals: Molybdenum, Tungsten, Vanadium and Chromium -- 12. Zinc: Structural and Gene-Regulatory Functions and the Enzymatic Catalysis of Hydrolysis or Condensation Reactions |
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13. Unequally Distributed Electrolytes: Function and Transport of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal Cations --14. Catalysis and Regulation of Bioenergetic Processes by the Alkaline Earth Metal Ions Mg[superscript 2+] and Ca[superscript 2+] -- 15. Biomineralization: The Controlled Assembly of 'Advanced Materials' in Biology -- 16. Biological Functions of the Nonmetallic Inorganic Elements -- 17. The Bioinorganic Chemistry of the Quintessentially Toxic Metals -- 18. Biochemical Behavior of Inorganic Radionuclides: Radiation Risks and Medical Benefits --19. Chemotherapy with Compounds of Some Nonessential Elements |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Bioinorganic chemistry.
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| Author |
Schwederski, Brigitte, 1959-
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