Synopsis
This entry will discuss:
The way in which sodium, potassium, and calcium ions move across membranes and within cells to facilitate important cellular processes
The role of magnesium in catalytic RNA
The numerous proteins and enzymes that contain porphyrin cofactors
Iron–sulfur clusters, important in biological redox chemistry
The role of some metalloenzymes that facilitate or moderate the reactions of dioxygen (O2), peroxide (O22−), and superoxide (O2−·)
Efforts by bioinorganic chemists to synthesize small molecules that model the biological activity of proteins and enzymes
The toxicity of certain inorganic species in biological systems
Metals used in medical applications
See Crichton (2008), Bertini et al. (2007), and Roat-Malone (2007).
Introduction
Bioinorganic chemistry studies the role of inorganic species in biological compounds. In this regard, proteins, enzymes, DNA, and RNA are the...
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Roat-Malone, R. (2018). Bioinorganic Chemistry. In: Wells, R.D., Bond, J.S., Klinman, J., Masters, B.S.S. (eds) Molecular Life Sciences. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-1531-2_407
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