Biological Inorganic Chemistry
Biological Inorganic Chemistry
By: Ivano Bertini, Harry B. Gray, Edward Stiefel, Joan Valentine
Organized and edited by Ivano Bertini, Harry Gray, Ed Stiefel, and Joan Valentine, with contributions from many other world leaders in the field, this all-new book is equally appropriate for graduate or senior undergraduate courses in bioinorganic chemistry.
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The long awaited text for 21st century courses in biological inorganic chemistry is now available. Organized and edited by Ivano Bertini, Harry Gray, Ed Stiefel, and Joan Valentine, with contributions from many other world leaders in the field, this all-new book is equally appropriate for graduate or senior undergraduate courses in bioinorganic chemistry. The book has been extensively class-tested at Princeton and UCLA, and it includes tutorials in biology and biochemistry and in inorganic chemistry to aid students of varying backgrounds. The main text is divided into two parts. Part A, “Overviews of Biological Inorganic Chemistry,” sets forth the unifying principles of the field. A full course in bioinorganic chemistry could be based entirely on this overview section, which is a really a book within a book! Part B, “Metal-Ion Containing Biological Systems,” describes specific classes of systems in detail. A special feature is the strong connection to the genomic revolution that has dramatically enhanced our ability to define the function of gene products in living organisms. Throughout the book, protein data bank codes are given for structures discussed in the text, and students are encouraged to learn to use the PDB in their courses and research. This exciting new book will be a must read for years to come for all students and researchers interested in the field of biological inorganic chemistry.
CONTENTS
I Introduction and Text Overview
PART A: OVERVIEWS OF BIOLOGICAL INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
II Bioinorganic chemistry and the biogeochemical cycles
III Metal ions and proteins: Binding, stability and folding
IV Special cofactors and metal clusters
V Transport and storage of metal ions in biology
VI Biominerals and biomineralization
VII Metals in medicine
PART B: METAL-ION CONTAINING BIOLOGICAL SYSTEMS
VIII Metal ion transport and storage
IX Hydrolytic chemistry
X Electron transfer, respiration and photosynthesis
XI Oxygen metabolism
XII Hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur metabolism
XIII Metalloenzymes with radical intermediates
XIV Metal ion receptors and signaling
TUTORIALS
Tutorial I Cell biology, biochemistry and evolution
Tutorial II Fundamentals of coordination chemistry
Appendices
Index
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Harry B. Gray
Harry Barkus Gray is the Arnold O. Beckman Professor of Chemistry and the Founding Director of the Beckman Institute at the California Institute of Technology. His main research interests center on inorganic spectroscopy, photochemistry, and bioinorganic chemistry, with emphasis on understanding electron transfer in proteins. For his contributions to chemistry, which include over 700 papers and 17 books, he has received the National Medal of Science from President Ronald Reagan (1986); the Linderstrøm-Lang Prize (1991); the Basolo Medal (1994); the Gibbs Medal (1994); the Chandler Medal (1999); the Harvey Prize (2000); the Nichols Medal (2003); the National Academy of Sciences Award in Chemical Sciences (2003); the Benjamin Franklin Medal in Chemistry (2004); the Wolf Prize in Chemistry (2004); the City of Florence Prize in Molecular Sciences (2006); six national awards from the American Chemical Society, including the Priestley Medal (1991); and 16 honorary doctorates. He is a member of the National Academy of Sciences; the American Academy of Arts and Sciences; the American Philosophical Society; an honorary member of the Italian Chemical Society; a foreign member of the Royal Danish Academy of Sciences and Letters; the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences; and the Royal Society of Great Britain. He was California Scientist of the Year in 1988.