Metal Ions in Biological Systems: Volume 37
Subtitle: Manganese and Its Role in Biological Processes (Metal Ions in Biological Systems)
Publisher: CRC
Published: January 27, 2000
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 761
ISBN-13: 9780824702885
Subjects: Biochemistry; Microbiology (non-medical); Pathophysiology; Manganese enzymes; Medical; Science; Science/Mathematics; Physiological effect; Life Sciences - Biochemistry; Science / Chemistry / Inorganic; Manganese; Metabolism
First sentence: Manganese, element 25 (atomic weight 54.93805), is the third most abundant transition metal in Earth's crust (~0.019 mol kg-1), considerably less abundant than iron (~1.1 mol kg-1), and the eighth most abundant crustal metal overall [1-3].