＜新刊紹介＞ Bioinorganic Chemistry, 2nd Edition｜生物無機化学の古典的教科書に近年の研究成果を取り入れた最新改訂版

Bioinorganic Chemistry — Inorganic Elements in the Chemistry of Life: An Introduction and Guide, 2nd Edition
　Wolfgang Kaim, Brigitte Schwederski, Axel Klein
　ISBN: 978-0-470-97523-7
　Paperback / 456 pages / August 2013
　US $75.00

金属イオンなど、無機物が生体内で果たす役割を研究する生物無機化学は、近年活発な展開を遂げています。大学院生を読者に想定して書かれた本書は、1994年に出版され古典的教科書として評価された初版を約20年ぶりに改訂したものです。当分野での最近の成果を盛り込みながら、研究を進める上で理解しておくべき知識を体系的にまとめた最新の教科書となっています。今回の改訂では、生物学的製剤やイメージングなど医療への応用を特に重視して記述するとともに、図版をフルカラー化して読者の理解を助けています。

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Historical Background, Current Relevance and Perspectives　→　サンプル章として試読用に無料公開中(PDF)
Some General Principles
Cobalamins, Including Vitamin and Coenzyme B12
Metals at the Center of Photosynthesis: Magnesium and Manganese
The Dioxygen Molecule, O2: Uptake, Transport and Storage of an Inorganic Natural Product
Catalysis through Hemoproteins: Electron Transfer, Oxygen Activation and Metabolism of Inorganic Intermediates
Iron–Sulfur and Other Non-heme Iron Proteins
Uptake, Transport and Storage of an Essential Element, as Exemplified by Iron
Nickel-containing Enzymes: The Remarkable Career of a Long-overlooked Biometal
Copper-containing Proteins: An Alternative to Biological Iron
Biological Functions of the “Early” Transition Metals: Molybdenum, Tungsten, Vanadium and Chromium
Zinc: Structural and Gene-regulatory Functions and the Enzymatic Catalysis of Hydrolysis and Condensation Reactions
Unequally Distributed Electrolytes: Function and Transport of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Metal Cations
Catalysis and Regulation of Bioenergetic Processes by the Alkaline Earth Metal Ions Mg2+ and Ca2+
Biomineralization: The Controlled Assembly of “Advanced Materials” in Biology
Biological Functions of the Nonmetallic Inorganic Elements
The Bioinorganic Chemistry of the Quintessentially Toxic Metals
Biochemical Behavior of Radionuclides and Medical Imaging Using Inorganic Compounds
Chemotherapy Involving Nonessential Elements