Metal Ions in Biological Systems, Volume 43 - Biogeochemical Cycles of Elements

by Helmut Sigel (Editor), Roland Sigel (Editor)

Overview

Metal Ions in Biological Systems is devoted to increasing our understanding of the relationship between the chemistry of metals and life processes. The volumes reflect the interdisciplinary nature of bioinorganic chemistry and coordinate the efforts of researchers in the fields of biochemistry, inorganic chemistry, coordination chemis

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000382594
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	02/28/2005
Series:	Metal Ions in Biological Systems
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	352
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Astrid Sigel has studied languages and is an editor of the Metal Ions in Biological Systems series since Volume 11. Together with Hans G. Seiler, Astrid and Helmut Sigel have also edited the Handbook on Toxicity of Inorganic Compounds (1988) and the Handbook on Metals in Clinical and Analytical Chemistry (1994), and together with Ivano Bertini the Handbook on Metalloproteins (200 I) (all titles, Marcel Dekker).

Helmut Sigel is Emeritus Professor (2003) of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Basel, Switzerland. He serves on various editorial and advisory boards, is involved in European research networks, and has lectured worldwide; he published over 300 articles on metal ion complexes of nucleotides, nucleotide analogues, coenzymes, and other ligands of biological relevance. He was named Protagonist in Chemistry (2002) by lnorganica Chimica Acta (issue 339); among further honors are the P Ray Award (Indian Chemical Society, of which he is also an Honorary Fellow), the Uerner Award (Swiss Chemical Society), a Doctor of Science honoris causa degree (Kalyani University, India), appointments as Visiting Professor (e.g., Austria , China, UK) and Endowed Lectureships.

Roland K. O. Sigel is Assistant Professor (2003) of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Zurich, Switzerland, endowed with a Forderungsprofessur of the Swiss National Science Foundation. He received his doctoral degree summa cum laude (1999) from the University of Dortmund, Germany, working with Bernhard Lippert; thereafter he spent nearly three years at Columbia University, New York, USA, in the group of Anna Marie Pyle (now Yale University); during the six years abroad he received several fellowships from various sources. His research focuses on the structural and catalytic roles of metal ions in ribozymes, especially group II introns and on related topics.

Table of Contents

The Biogeochemical Cycles of Elements and the Evolution of Life. Biogeochemistry of Dihydrogen. Dioxygen over Geological Time. The Nitrogen Cycle: Its Biology. The Biological Cycle of Sulfur. Biological Cycling of Phosphorus. Iron, Phytoplankton Growth, and the Carbon Cycle, The Biogeochemistry and Fate of Mercury in the Environment. The Biogeochemistry of Cadmium. Biogeochemistry and Cycling of Lead