Advances in Inorganic Chemistry
Academic Press
Published on 23. May 1991
499 pages
978-0-08-057885-9 (ISBN)
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Advances in Inorganic Chemistry
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A. Geoffrey Sykes
Advances in Inorganic Chemistry: v. 36
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04/1991
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- Front Cover
- Advances in Inorganic Chemistry, Volume 36
- Copyright Page
- CONTENTS
- Chapter 1. Inorganic Chemistry and Drug Design
- I. Introduction
- II. Active Complexes
- III. Active Elements
- IV. Active Ligands
- V. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 2. Lithium and Medicine: Inorganic Pharmacology
- I. Introduction
- II. The Affective Disorders: Manic Depressive Psychoses
- III. Lithium in the Affective Disorders
- IV. Lithium and the Phosphoinositide Signaling System
- V. Lithium and the Cell Membrane
- VI . Lithium and Immunology
- VII. Gastrointestinal Absorption of Lithium
- VIII. Lithium and the Kidney
- IX. Drug Interactions with Lithium
- X. Lithium and the Thyroid Gland
- XI. Lithium and Bone
- XII. Microbiological Effects of Lithium
- XIII. Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 3. The Mo-, V-, and Fe-Based Nitrogenase Systems of Azotobacter
- I. Introduction
- II. The Genetics of Nitrogen Fixation
- III. The Biochemistry of Nitrogen Fixation
- IV. Outlook
- References
- Chapter 4. The Extraction of Metals from Ores Using Bacteria
- I. Introduction
- II. Metal Extraction Using Bacteria: The Basic Principles
- III. The Mineral Sulfide-Oxidizing Acidophilic Bacteria
- IV. Large-Scale Commercial Applications
- V. The Biooxidation of Refractory Gold Ores
- VI. Conclusions and Prospects
- References
- Chapter 5. Solid-state Bioinorganic Chemistry: Mechanisms and Models of Biomineralization
- I. Introduction
- II. Biomineralization
- III. Model Systems
- References
- Chapter 6. Magnetic Circular Dichroism of Hemoproteins
- I. Introduction
- II. Principles of MCD Spectroscopy Applied to Hemes
- III. Optical and MCD Spectra of Ferrous and Ferric Hemes
- IV. Heme Peroxidases
- V. Metal Centers of Cytochrome c Oxidase
- References
- Chapter 7. Flavocytochrome b2
- I. Introduction
- II. Isolation and Purification of Flavocytochrome b2
- III. Structural Studies
- IV. Biophysical and Biochemical Properties of Flavocytochrome b2
- V. Catalysis and Electron Transfer
- VI. Protein Engineering Studies
- VII. Future Directions
- References
- Chapter 8. X-Ray Absorption Spectroscopy and the Structures of Transition Metal Centers in Proteins
- I. Introduction
- II. Theoretical Aspects
- III. Experimental Considerations
- IV. Applications
- References
- Chapter 9. Direct Electrochemistry of Proteins and Enzymes
- I. Introduction
- II. Electrochemistry of Metalloproteins
- III. Electrochemistry of Protein-Protein Complexes
- IV. Electrochemistry of Redox Enzymes
- V. Applications of Electrochemistry of Proteins and Enzymes
- VI. Concluding Remarks
- References
- Chapter 10. Active-Site Properties of the Blue Copper Proteins
- I. Introduction
- II . Classification
- III. Occurrence and Sequences
- IV . Functional Role
- V. X-Ray Crystal Structures
- VI. EXAFS Studies
- VII. UV-VIS Spectra
- VIII. Reduction Potentials
- IX. Active-Site Protonations
- X. Charge on Proteins
- XI. Self-Exchange Rate Constants
- XII. Electron Transfer Routes
- XIII. Comparison with Rubredoxin
- XIV. Summary
- References
- Chapter 11. The Uptake, Storage, and Mobilization of Iron and Aluminum in Biology
- I. Introduction
- II. Chemistry of Iron and Aluminum
- III. Aspects of Iron and Aluminum Metabolism in Animals and Bacteria
- IV. Ferritin and Bacterial Ferritin
- V. Aluminum Speciation in Biology
- VI. Aluminum Toxicity and Iron Overload
- References
- Chapter 12. Probing Structure-Function Relations in Ferritin and Bacterioferritin
- I. Introduction
- II. Iron Cores of Ferritins and Bacterioferritins
- III. The Protein Shells
- IV. Mineralization Mechanisms in H and L Ferritins
- References
- Index
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