J. J. R. Frausto da Silva (, Professor of Analytical Chemistry, Ins, R. J. P. Williams (, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry, University of

BIOLOG CHEM ELEMENT P

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This text describes the functional role of the twenty inorganic elements essential to life in living organisms.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• 2 Revised edition
• Seitenzahl: 594
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 189mm x 32mm
• Gewicht: 1086g
• ISBN-13: 9780198508489
• ISBN-10: 0198508484
• Artikelnr.: 21143302

Inhaltsangabe

* The chemical and physical factors controlling the elements of life
* 2: The principles of the uptake and chemical speciation of the
elements in biology
* 3: Physical separations of elements: compartments and zones in
biology
* 4: Kinetic considerations of chemiscal reactions, catalysis, and
control
* 5: Energy in biological systems and hydrogen biochemistry
* 6: The role of biological macromolecules and polymers
* 7: The functional value of the chemical elements in biological
systems
* The roles of individual elements in biology
* 9: The biological chemistry of magnesium: phosphate metabolism
* 10: Calcium: controls and triggers
* 11: Zinc: Lewis acid catalysis and regulation
* 12: Non-haem iron: redox reactions and controls
* 13: Haen iron: coupled redox reactions
* 14: Manganese: dioxygen evolution and glycosylation
* 15: Copper: extracytoplasmic oxidases and matrix formation
* 16: Nickel and cobalt: remnants of early life
* 17: Molybdenum, tungsten, vanadium, and chromium
* 18: Phosphate, silica, and chloride: acid-base non-metals
* 19: Sulphur, selenium, and the halogens: redox non-metals
* 20: Integrated living systems of elements