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Less Common Metals in Proteins and Nucleic Acid Probes

By Michael J. Maroney , Gerard Davidson (auth.)

Book information

Publisher
Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year
1998
ISBN
354063925X, 9783540639251
DOI
10.1007/BFb0081076
ISSN
0081-5993
LCC
QD461 .S92 vol. 92
Open Library ID
OL66644M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
17 MB (17973317 bytes)
Series
Structure and Bonding 92
Edition
1
Pages
233\244
Library
duansci.com
Time added
2010-05-17 00:23:50
Biochemistrygeneral; Inorganic Chemistry; Molecular Medicine;

Description

Some of the more interesting elements in the chemistry of life are less commonly occuring ones such as nickel and molybdenum. This volume elucidates the chemistry of these elements in important enzymes and also explores the chemistry of elements that do not normally occur in biological molecules, but are useful in probing their structure and function. Topics include: Acquisition and transport of Ni. Mechanistic action of Ni in a wide variety of enzymes. Multielectron redox systems involving pterins in proteins. Chemistry of the pterin and flavin complexes of Mo, Fe, Cu and Ru ions. Replacement of iron in transferrin by a number of other metal ions. Use of polypyridyl complexes of ruthenium and other transition metals as probes of nucleic acid structure through photochemical reactions.

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