Biocoordination chemistry
By: David E. Fenton.
Series: Oxford chemistry primers ;; 25; Oxford science publications
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Oxford; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 91
Subjects: Coordination compounds -- Physiological effect; Metals -- Physiological effect; Bioinorganic chemistry
Description: The role of transition metals in biological systems is an area 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.

In this introductory text students are introduced to 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [90]-91) and index.