J. J. R. Frausto da Silva (, Professor of Analytical Chemistry, Ins, R. J. P. Williams (, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, University of

The Biological Chemistry of the Elements

The Inorganic Chemistry of Life

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This text describes the functional role of the twenty inorganic elements essential to life in living organisms.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 600
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 33mm
• Gewicht: 1086g
• ISBN-13: 9780198508489
• ISBN-10: 0198508484
• Artikelnr.: 21143302

Inhaltsangabe

* The chemical and physical factors controlling the elements of life
* 2: The principles of the uptake and chemical speciation of the
elements in biology
* 3: Physical separations of elements: compartments and zones in
biology
* 4: Kinetic considerations of chemical reactions, catalysis, and
control
* 5: Energy in biological systems and hydrogen biochemistry
* 6: The role of biological macromolecules and polymers
* 7: The functional value of the chemical elements in biological
systems
* The roles of individual elements in biology
* 9: The biological chemistry of magnesium: phosphate metabolism
* 10: Calcium: controls and triggers
* 11: Zinc: Lewis acid catalysis and regulation
* 12: Non-haem iron: redox reactions and controls
* 13: Haen iron: coupled redox reactions
* 14: Manganese: dioxygen evolution and glycosylation
* 15: Copper: extracytoplasmic oxidases and matrix formation
* 16: Nickel and cobalt: remnants of early life
* 17: Molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, and chromium
* 18: Phosphate, silica, and chloride: acid-base non-metals
* 19: Sulphur, selenium, and the halogens: redox non-metals
* 20: Integrated living systems of elements