The Biological Chemistry of the Elements: The Inorganic Chemistry of Life / Edition 2

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The study of the chemistry of living processes has traditionally centered on the behavior of organic compounds in water - together they account for 99% of the matter in living systems. However, we also know that about twenty 'inorganic' elements are also essential for life, and that they are found in similar amounts in most living systems. The authors' objective in this book is to examine and explain the importance of these elements by 'bringing inorganic chemistry to life'.

The authors commence with a survey of the chemical and physical factors controlling the elements of life; the essential functions of individual inorganic elements are then described in detail. A final section consolidates a major theme of the book - the cooperative interaction of elements in living systems. These chapters examine the relationships between chemical activity and morphology and the effect that changes in the availability of elements have on life - not only in providing evolutionary pressures but also in the context of the use of medicines and the spread of pollutants.

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780198508489
  • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
  • Publication date: 11/28/2001
  • Edition description: REV
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 600
  • Product dimensions: 9.20 (w) x 7.20 (h) x 1.30 (d)

Meet the Author

Universidade Tecnica de Lisboa

Oxford University

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Table of Contents

1 The chemical elements in biology 3
2 The principles of the uptake and chemical speciation of the elements in biology 23
3 Physical separations of elements: compartments and zones in biology 71
4 Kinetic considerations of chemical reactions, catalysis, and control 95
5 Energy in biological systems and hydrogen biochemistry 120
6 The functional value of the chemical elements in biological systems 140
7 The role of biological macromolecules and polymers 163
8 Sodium, potassium, and chlorine: osmotic control, electrolytic equilibria, and currents 223
9 The biological chemistry of magnesium: phosphate metabolism 243
10 Calcium: controls and triggers 268
11 Zinc: Lewis acid catalysis and regulation 299
12 Non-haem iron: redox reactions and controls 319
13 Haem iron: coupled redox reactions 343
14 Manganese: dioxygen evolution and glycosylation 370
15 Copper: extracytoplasmic oxidases and matrix formation 388
16 Nickel and cobalt: remnants of early life? 400
17 Molybdenum, vanadium, and tungsten 411
18 Phosphate, silica, and chloride: acid-base non-metals 436
19 Sulphur, selenium, and halogens: redox non-metals 453
20 Biological minerals and biological shapes 467
21 An integrated view: the elements in homeostasis, morphogenesis, and evolution 495
22 Man's use of the chemical elements in biological environments 531
Index 553
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