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Biocoordination Chemistry (First Edition)  

David E. FentonDepartment of Chemistry, University of SheffieldClose
Published in Print:26 October 1995 Published Online:31 August 2023
https://doi.org/10.1093/hesc/9780198557739.001.0001
ISBN:9780198557739
Publisher:Oxford University Press

Abstract

Biocoordination Chemistry introduces this field. The role of the transition metals in biological systems is of great interest to chemists: the chemical properties of these metals often define the biological function of the proteins and systems these metals are found in. This book introduces a number of topics: the transport and storage of metals, their functions in dioxygen interactions, electron-transfer, and enzyme activity; the therapeutic uses of coordination compounds; and the role that small-molecule models can play in advancing our knowledge of the structure and function of transition metals contained in metallobiosites.

Keywords:

transition metals, chemical properties, proteins, transport of metals, storage of metals, electron-transfer, enzyme activity

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