Bioinorganic Chemistry

A Survey
Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-12-088756-9
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 360 Seiten, Format (B × H): 188 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 907 g

Written by a preeminent teacher and scientist in the field, Bioinorganic Chemistry provides specialists, students, and general readers with an understanding of the basic chemistry of interactions of inorganic substances with biological systems at the molecular level. The author presents bioinorganic concepts in context and brings a distinct chemistry perspective to the subject.

Zielgruppe

Lecturers and students studying bioinorganic chemistry in inorganic, natural-products chemistry, and biochemistry programs #

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ochiai, Ei-Ichiro

Fachgebiete

• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Anorganische Chemie Nichtmetallische Chemie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biochemie (nichtmedizinisch)
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Anorganische Chemie Komplexchemie
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Anorganische Chemie Festkörperchemie
• Naturwissenschaften Chemie Organische Chemie Biochemie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

0. Basics of Bio/ecosystems and Biochemistry, and Other Basic Concepts

1. Distribution of Elements
2. Biological Necessity for and the Behaviors of Inorganic Elements
3. How Do Enzymes Work?
4. Reactions of Acid-Base Type and Functions of Metal Cations
5. Reactions of Oxidation-Reduction Type including Electron Transfer Processes
6. Oxygen-Carrying Processes and Oxygenation Reactions
7. Metal-Involving Free Radical Reactions
8. Nitrogen Fixation

9. Other Essential Elements
10. Metal-related Physiology

11. Environmental Bioinorganic Chemistry
12. Medical Applications of Inorganic Compounds: Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry