The Biological Chemistry of Nickel (eBook, ePUB)

Redaktion: Zamble, Deborah; Kozlowski, Henryk; Rowinska-Zyrek, Magdalena

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Metal ions play key roles in biology. Many are essential for catalysis, for electron transfer and for the fixation, sensing, and metabolism of gases. Others compete with those essential metal ions or have toxic or pharmacological effects.

This book is structured around the periodic table and focuses on the control of metal ions in cells. It addresses the molecular aspects of binding, transport and storage that ensure balanced levels of the essential elements. Organisms have also developed mechanisms to deal with the non-essential metal ions. However, through new uses and manufacturing processes, organisms are increasingly exposed to changing levels of both essential and non-essential ions in new chemical forms. They may not have developed defenses against some of these forms (such as nanoparticles).

Many diseases such as cancer, diabetes and neurodegeneration are associated with metal ion imbalance. There may be a deficiency of the essential metals, overload of either essential or non-essential metals or perturbation of the overall natural balance.

This book is the first to comprehensively survey the molecular nature of the overall natural balance of metal ions in nutrition, toxicology and pharmacology. It is written as an introduction to research for students and researchers in academia and industry and begins with a chapter by Professor R J P Williams FRS.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: RSC
• Seitenzahl: 380
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. März 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781788011235
• Artikelnr.: 48568530

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction to the Biological Chemistry of Nickel
Oceanic Nickel Biogeochemistry and the Evolution of Nickel Use
Nickel Toxicity and Carcinogenesis
Nickel Binding Sites - Coordination Modes and Thermodynamics
Urease
Crystallographic Analyses of the Active Site Chemistry and Oxygen Sensitivity of [NiFe(Se)]-Hydrogenases
One-Carbon Chemistry of Nickel-Containing Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase and Acetyl-CoA Synthase
Biochemistry of Methyl-Coenzyme M Reductase
Reinventing the Wheel: The NiSOD Story
Nickel Glyoxalase I
Lactate Racemase and Its Niacin-Derived, Covalently-Tethered, Nickel Cofactor
Nickel in Microbial Physiology - from Single Proteins to Complex Trafficking Systems: Nickel Import/Export
Nickel Regulation
Nickel Metallochaperones: Structure, Function, and Nickel-Binding Properties
Cross-Talk Between Nickel and Other Metals in Microbial Systems
Nickel and Virulence in Bacterial Pathogens
Application of Ni(II)-Binding Proteins