Principles of Bioinorganic Chemistry

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Bioinorganic Chemistry
by Ivano Bertini, Harry B. Gray, Stephen J. Lippard, and Joan S. Valentine
© 1994, 611 pages, ISBN 0-935702-57-1, hardcover, $58.00 Includes over 300 illustrations and a 16-page full-color insert.
Written by leading researchers in the field, this definitive text/reference provides advanced undergraduate and graduate students with an in-depth overview of current topics in bioinorganic chemistry.
Dealing with Genes
by Paul Berg and Maxine Singer
© 1992, 269 pages, ISBN 0-935702-69-5, hardcover, $34.00
Text printed in two colors, with 144 illustrations and a full-color insert.
"Berg and Singer provide in Dealing with Genes a wonderfully clear and inspiring introduction to the history, the underlying concepts, the biological consequences, and practical uses oi^ this New World of molecular biology."
—John D. Roberts, California Institute of Technology
Transition Metals in the Synthesis of Complex Organic... Tovább

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Also available from University Science Books
Bioinorganic Chemistry
by Ivano Bertini, Harry B. Gray, Stephen J. Lippard, and Joan S. Valentine
© 1994, 611 pages, ISBN 0-935702-57-1, hardcover, $58.00 Includes over 300 illustrations and a 16-page full-color insert.
Written by leading researchers in the field, this definitive text/reference provides advanced undergraduate and graduate students with an in-depth overview of current topics in bioinorganic chemistry.
Dealing with Genes
by Paul Berg and Maxine Singer
© 1992, 269 pages, ISBN 0-935702-69-5, hardcover, $34.00
Text printed in two colors, with 144 illustrations and a full-color insert.
"Berg and Singer provide in Dealing with Genes a wonderfully clear and inspiring introduction to the history, the underlying concepts, the biological consequences, and practical uses oi^ this New World of molecular biology."
—John D. Roberts, California Institute of Technology
Transition Metals in the Synthesis of Complex Organic Molecules by Louis Hegedűs
© 1994, 358 pages, ISBN 0-935702-28-8, paper, $38.00
Requiring only a basic knowledge of organic chemistry, this book uses numerous specific examples and applications to demonstrate the many ways transition metal organometallic chemistry can be used to solve problems of synthesis. It is also recommended as a companion text to Principles and Applications of Organotransition Metal Chemistry (Collman, Hegedűs, Norton and Finke).

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PRINCIPLES OF Bioinorganic Chemistry
by Stephen J. Lippard and Jeremy M. Berg
As one of the most dynamic fields in contemporary science, bioinorganic chemistry lies at a natural juncture between chemistry, biology, and medicine. This rapidly expanding field probes fascinating questions about the uses of metal ions in nature. Respiration, metabolism, photosynthesis, gene regulation, and nerve impulse transmission are a few of the many natural processes that require metal ions, and new systems are continually being discovered. The use of unnatural metals—which have been introduced Into human biology as diagnostic probes and drugs—is another active area of tremendous medical significance.
This introductory text, written by two pioneering researchers, is destined to become a landmark in the field of bioinorganic chemistry through its organized unification of key topics. Accessible to undergraduates, the book provides necessary background information on coordination chemistry, biochemistry, and physical methods before delving into topics that are central to the field: What metals are chosen and how are they taken up by cells? How are the concentrations of metals controlled and utilized in cells? How do metals bind to and fold biomolecules? What principles govern electron transfer and substrate binding and activation reactions? How do proteins fine-tune the properties of metals for specific functions? For each topic discussed, fundamentals are identified and then clarified through selected examples.
An extraordinarily readable writing style combines with chapter-opening principles, study problems, and beautifully rendered two-color illustrations to make this book an ideal choice for instructors, students, and researchers in the cherrvical, biological, and medical communities.
About the cover:
Artistic rendition of cisplatin and zinc finger binding to DNA, a logo representing two branches of bioinorganic chemistry as well as two major research interests of the authors. Vissza