Metals in Biochemistry
In this book we present a largely biochemical look at the metals of life and their functions, which we hope will be of interest to chemists and biologists as well as biochemists. The field of 'inorganic bio chemistry' is one of rapid change. Recent developments in our know ledge of the a...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Dordrecht
Springer Netherlands
1980, 1980
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1980 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 The essential metals and their evolution
- 1.1 The major metals
- 1.2 The minor metals
- 1.3 Metals and early biochemical evolution
- 2 The non-redox roles of metals ions
- 2.1 Active sites of the non-redox metals
- 2.2 Regulatory and trigger roles of metal ions
- 3 Electron transfer and redox reactions
- 3.1 Metals as redox catalysts
- 3.2 Electron carrier proteins
- 3.3 Some enzymes containing molybdenum, cobalt and iron
- 3.4 Electron transfer in respiration and photosynthesis
- 4 Dealing with oxygen
- 4.1 The activation and toxicity of oxygen
- 4.2 Oxygen carriers
- 4.3 Superoxide dismutases
- 4.4 Oxidases
- 4.5 Oxygenases
- 4.6 Hydroperoxidases
- 4.7 Some oxygen-activating groups
- 5 Metal metabolism
- 5.1 Microbial ion carriers
- 5.2 The major metals
- 5.3 The minor metals
- Suggestions for further reading