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Author:

Rehder, Dieter author.

Title:

Bioinorganic chemistry / Dieter Rehder.

Publisher:

Oxford University Press,

Copyright Date:

2014

Description:

x, 230 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Subject:

Bioinorganic chemistry.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

6.3. 1. Superoxide dismutases, superoxide reductases, and peroxidases -- 2. Pre-life and early life forms; extremophiles -- 2.1. What is Life, and how did Life evolve? -- 2.2. Extremophiles -- 3. The alkaline and alkaline earth metals -- 3.1. Overview -- 3.2. Ion channels -- 3.3. Sodium and potassium -- 3.4. Magnesium -- 3.5. Calcium -- 4. Iron: general features of its inorganic chemistry and biochemistry -- 4.1. General and aqueous chemistry -- 4.2. Mobilization, transport, delivery, and mineralization of iron -- 5. Oxygen transport and the respiratory chain -- 5.1. Oxygen and oxygen transport by haemoglobin and myoglobin -- 5.2. Oxygen transport by haemerythrin and haemocyanin -- 5.3. The respiratory chain -- 6. Oxidoreductases based on iron, manganese, and copper -- 6.1. Ribonucleotide reductases -- 6.2. Superoxide dismutases, superoxide reductases, and peroxidases -- 6.3.
Overview -- 11.1. Oxo-transfer proteins based on molybdenum, tungsten, and vanadium -- 7.1. Molybdo- and tungsto-pyranopterins -- 7.1.1. The xanthine oxidase family -- 7.1.2. The sulfite oxidase family -- 7.1.3. The dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) reductase family -- 7.1.4. The aldehyde:ferredoxin oxidoreductase family -- 7.2. Vanadate-dependent haloperoxidases -- 7.3. Model chemistry -- 8. The sulfur cycle -- 8.1. Environmental sulfur cycling -- 8.2. Biogenic metabolism of sulfur -- 9. Nitrogenase and nitrogen cycle enzymes -- 9.1. Overview and native nitrogenase -- 9.2. Nitrogenase models and model reactions -- 9.3. Denitrification -- 9.4. Nitric oxide -- 10. The methane cycle and nickel enzymes -- 10.1. Introduction -- 10.2. Methanogenesis -- 10.3. Biogenic oxidation of methane -- 10.4. Nickel enzymes not involved in methane metabolism -- 11. Photosynthesis -- 11.1. Overview --
14.3.4. Cancer treatment -- 11.3. Modelling photosynthesis -- 12. The biochemistry of zinc -- 12.1. An overview of zinc -- 12.2. Zinc enzymes -- 12.2.1. Carboanhydrase -- 12.2.2. Hydrolases -- 12.2.3. Alcohol dehydrogenase -- 12.3. The role of zinc in the transcription of genes -- 12.4. Thioneins -- 13. Metal- and metalloid-carbon bonds -- 13.1. Organometallic compounds of transition metals -- 13.2. Carbon bonds to main group metals and metalloids -- 13.2.1. Mercury -- 13.2.2. Lead -- 13.2.3. Selenium -- 13.2.4. Arsenic -- 14. Inorganics in medicine -- 14.1. Metals and metalloids: an introduction -- 14.2. Dysfunction of iron and copper homeostasis -- 14.2.1. Iron -- 14.2.2. Copper -- 14.3. Metals and metalloids in therapy -- 14.3.1. Historical and general notes -- 14.3.2. Treatment of arthritis with gold compounds -- 14.3.3. Cancer treatment -- 14.3.4.
The toxic and therapeutic potential of CO, NO, and H2S. 14.5. Radiopharmaceuticals -- 14.4. Metals and metalloids in diagnostic imaging -- 14.5. The toxic and therapeutic potential of CO, NO, and H2S.

ISBN:

0199655197 (pbk.)
9780199655199 (pbk.)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)864787550

LCCN:

2013948265

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)