The biological chemistry of the elements
Subtitle: the inorganic chemistry of life
By: J.J.R. Frausto da Silva and R.J.P. Williams.
Contributors: Williams, R. J. P.
Publisher: Clarendon Press; Oxford University Press; Clarendon Pr
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Oxford; Toronto
Language: eng
Number of pages: 561
Subjects: Bioinorganic chemistry
Notes: Reprinted with corrections.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The chemical elements in biology; title: The principles of the uptake and chemical speciation of the elements in biology; title: Physical separations of elements : compartments and zones in biology; title: Kinetic considerations of chemical reactions, catalysis, and control; title: Energy in biological systems and hydrogen biochemistry; title: The functional value of the chemical elements in biological systems; title: The role of biological macromolecules and polymers; title: Sodium, potassium, and chlorine : osmotic control, electrolytic equilibria, and currents; title: The biological chemistry of magnesium : phosphate metabolism; title: Calcium : controls and triggers; title: Zinc : Lewis acid catalysis and regulation; title: Non-haem iron : redox reactions and controls; title: Haem iron : coupled redox reactions; title: Manganese : dioxygen evolution and glycosylation; title: Copper : extracytoplasmic oxidases and matrix formation; title: Nickel and cobalt : remnants of early life?; title: Molybdenum, vanadium, and tungsten; title: Phosphate, silica, and chloride : acid-base non-metals; title: Sulphur, selenium, and halogens : redox non-metals; title: Biological minerals and biological shapes; title: An integrated view : the elements in homeostasis, morphogenesis, and evolution; title: Man's use of the chemical elements in biological environments.