Biological Inorganic Chemistry
An Introduction
by Robert R. Crichton
Publisher: Elsevier Science
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9780444527400 |
| eText ISBN | 9780444527400 |
| Publisher | Elsevier Science |
| Publishing Year | 2008 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 381 |
Biological Inorganic Chemistry: An Introduction is a book that explores the relationship between inorganic chemistry and biology. The text introduces the diverse roles that metal ions perform across living organisms, natural environments, and medical applications.
Coverage addresses foundational concepts in coordination chemistry and molecular biology alongside pathways of metal assimilation, transport, storage, and homeostasis. The text also explores the physiological functions of diverse metallic elements in cellular regulation and metabolism.
Authored by a biochemist, the volume uses color illustrations to help readers visualize complex molecular mechanisms. This biochemical perspective also assists in explaining the biological and clinical relevance of bioinorganic processes.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: An Overview of Metals in Biology
Chapter 2: Basic Coordination Chemistry for Biologists
Chapter 3: Biological Ligands for Metal Ions
Chapter 4: Structural and Molecular Biology for Chemists
Chapter 5: An Overview of Intermediary Metabolism and Bioenergetics
Chapter 6: Methods to Study Metals in Biological Systems
Chapter 7: Metal Assimilation Pathways
Chapter 8: Transport, Storage and Homeostasis of Metal Ions
Chapter 9: Sodium and Potassium—Channels and Pumps
Chapter 10: Magnesium–Phosphate Metabolism and Photoreceptors
Chapter 11: Calcium: Cellular Signalling
Chapter 12: Zinc: Lewis Acid and Gene Regulator
Chapter 13: Iron: Essential for Almost All Life
Chapter 14: Copper: Coping with Dioxygen
Chapter 15: Nickel and Cobalt: Evolutionary Relics
Chapter 16: Manganese: Water Splitting, Oxygen Atom Donor
Chapter 17: Molybdenum, Tungsten, Vanadium and Chromium
Chapter 18: Metals in Brain and Their Role in Various Neurodegenerative Diseases
Chapter 19: Biomineralization
Chapter 20: Metals in Medicine and the Environment
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