H. Sigel (ed.)

Metal Ions in Biological Systems

Volume 15: Zinc and its Role in Biology and Nutrition
Herausgeber: Sigel, Helmut

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume first considers the categories of zinc metalloenzymes, together with models of the enzymic metal-ion binding sites. It covers the nutritional aspects of zinc: its absorption and excretion, its influence on the activity of enzymes and hormones, and the zinc deficiency syndrome.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• Seitenzahl: 524
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. März 1983
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 31mm
• Gewicht: 842g
• ISBN-13: 9780824774622
• ISBN-10: 0824774620
• Artikelnr.: 22109292

Autorenporträt

Sigel\, Helmut

Inhaltsangabe

1. Categories of Zinc Metalloenzymes 2. Models for Zn(II) Binding Sites in
Enzymes 3. An Insight on the Active Site of Zinc Enzymes through Metal
Substitution 4. The Role of Zinc in DNA and RNA Polymerases 5. The Role of
Zinc in Snake Toxins 6. Spectroscopic Properties of Metallothionein 7.
Interaction of Zinc with Erythrocytes 8. Zinc Absorption and Excretion in
Relation to Nutrition 9. Nutritional Influence of Zinc on the Activity of
Enzymes and Hormones 10. Zinc Deficiency Syndrome during Parenteral
Nutrition in Humans